This calming treatment is formulated around Centella Asiatica Extract and Niacinamide to calm redness and strengthen the skin barrier.
This acne treatment is formulated around Azelaic Acid to clear breakouts and balance excess oil.
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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Centella Asiatica Extract 50%
Cleansing
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate
Emulsifying
Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
EmollientCoco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglycerin-3
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingAsiaticoside
Antioxidant
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
ChelatingGluconolactone
Chelating
Centella Asiatica Extract 50%, Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Panthenol, Polyglycerin-3, Glyceryl Stearate, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Gluconolactone
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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 GlycerinWater. 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!
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