What's inside
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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Octocrylene 5%
UV Absorber
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Citric Acid
Buffering
Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Cyclotetrasiloxane
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Carrot Extract
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Dimethicone
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
C13-14 Isoparaffin
Emollient
Laureth-7
EmulsifyingLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Polyacrylamide
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Punica Granatum Extract
AstringentMarmot Oil
Squalane
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Tridecyl Salicylate
Skin ConditioningOctocrylene 5%, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Glucoside, Citric Acid, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclotetrasiloxane, Hydrolyzed Carrot Extract, Decyl Glucoside, Dimethicone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Hyaluronic Acid, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Laureth-7, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Polyacrylamide, Polysorbate 20, Punica Granatum Extract, Marmot Oil, Squalane, Tocopherol, Tridecyl Salicylate
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 GlycerinHyaluronic acid (HA) is a glycosaminoglycan (basically a long sugar chain) that your skin already makes on its own. In your skin, HA lives in the extracellular matrix and acts as the body's moisture reservoir.
Topically, HA is a humectant that binds water and helps skin look more plump, smooth, and hydrated.
The only catch is that HA isn't a single thing; it actually comes in a wide range of molecular weights (~50 - 2,000+ kDA) and size matters.
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
This is why the best HA serums blend the two sizes together so you get the best of both worlds.
The majority of cosmetic HA is produced by bacterial fermentation, typically using Streptococcus or Bacillus strains. Typical use levels in skincare sit around 0.1-2%.
A clinical study using a 0.2% low-molecular weight HA gel showed improvement in facial seborrheic dermatitis with excellent tolerance.
These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:
Learn more about Hyaluronic Acid
