What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Chondrus Crispus Powder
Abrasive
Trehalose
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Collagen
Moisturising
Punica Granatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Rose Extract
Skin ConditioningBeta-Carotene
Skin ConditioningHoney Extract
Humectant
Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
Perfuming
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Arnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
Humectant
Jasminum Officinale Oil
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Chondrus Crispus Powder, Trehalose, Hyaluronic Acid, Collagen, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Rose Extract, Beta-Carotene, Honey Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Mica, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Jasminum Officinale Oil
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tremella Fuciformis Extract
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Chamomilla Recutita Extract
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Phellinus Linteus Extract
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Arctium Lappa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Trehalose
Humectant
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Ethyl Hexanediol
SolventHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Betaine, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Allantoin, Ascorbic Acid, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Phellinus Linteus Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Madecassoside, Ceramide NP, 1,2-Hexanediol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Octyldodecanol, Trehalose, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ethyl Hexanediol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin (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.
Trehalose is a disaccharide made of two glucose molecules (glucose is sugar!). Trehalose is used to help moisturize skin. It also has antioxidant properties.
As a humectant, trehalose helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This helps keep your skin hydrated.
Due to its antioxidant properties, trehalose may help with signs of aging. Antioxidants help fight free-radical molecules, unstable molecules that may damage your skin.
In medicine, trehalose and hyaluronic acid are used to help treat dry eyes.
Some animals, plants, and bacteria create trehalose as a source of energy to survive freeze or lack of water.
Learn more about TrehaloseWater. 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
