This hydrating essence is formulated around Propolis Extract and Royal Jelly Extract to hydrate skin and calm redness.
This anti-aging serum is formulated around Royal Jelly and Adenosine to soften the look of wrinkles.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Propolis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
Royal Jelly Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Honey Extract
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningBeta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Propolis Extract, Carbomer, Arginine, Royal Jelly Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Honey Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Beta-Glucan, Caprylyl Glycol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Mel
EmollientRoyal Jelly
Propanediol
Solvent
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Glyceryl Polymethacrylate
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientMethyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingParfum
Masking
PEG-8
HumectantCalcium Alginate
MaskingEthylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Gellan Gum
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium EDTA
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientMalva Sylvestris Extract
AstringentTromethamine
BufferingLimonene
Perfuming
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Geraniol
Perfuming
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingSodium Phosphate
BufferingBHT
Antioxidant
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Linalool
Perfuming
CI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantPalmitoyl Hexapeptide-12
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
CI 14700
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Mel, Royal Jelly, Propanediol, Phenoxyethanol, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Pentylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Methyl Gluceth-20, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Parfum, PEG-8, Calcium Alginate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Gellan Gum, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Sodium Polyacrylate, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, CI 77891, Adenosine, Tetrasodium EDTA, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Malva Sylvestris Extract, Tromethamine, Limonene, Sodium Lactate, Benzyl Salicylate, CI 77491, Sodium Metabisulfite, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Phosphate, BHT, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citronellol, Polysorbate 60, Linalool, CI 19140, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Tocopherol, CI 14700
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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 GlycerinHydroxyethylcellulose is used to improve the texture of products. It is created from a chemical reaction involving ethylene oxide and alkali-cellulose. Cellulose is a sugar found in plant cell walls and help give plants structure.
This ingredient helps stabilize products by preventing ingredients from separating. It can also help thicken the texture of a product.
This ingredient can also be found in pill medicines to help our bodies digest other ingredients.
Learn more about HydroxyethylcellulosePentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:
Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.
On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.
Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolWater. 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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