What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningEthylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Isopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Dimethicone
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Menthyl Lactate
Masking
Mel
EmollientBee Venom
Astringent
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Royal Jelly Extract
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
PEG-20 Stearate
Emulsifying
Ceteareth-20
CleansingDisodium EDTA
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Soy Protein
Humectant
Tripeptide-10 Citrulline
Skin Conditioning
Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Lecithin
Emollient
Pseudoalteromonas Exopolysaccharides
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTriethanolamine
BufferingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Salicylate
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
BHT
Antioxidant
Zinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantWater, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Isopropyl Myristate, Stearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Dimethicone, PEG-100 Stearate, Menthyl Lactate, Mel, Bee Venom, Lactic Acid, Royal Jelly Extract, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-20 Stearate, Ceteareth-20, Disodium EDTA, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum, Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Tripeptide-10 Citrulline, Tripeptide-1, Lecithin, Pseudoalteromonas Exopolysaccharides, Xanthan Gum, Triethanolamine, Carbomer, Sodium Salicylate, Citric Acid, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Potassium Sorbate, BHT, Zinc Gluconate, Calcium Gluconate
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolGlycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
