This hydrating emulsion is formulated around Squalane and Ectoin to hydrate skin and strengthen the skin barrier.
This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Sodium Hyaluronate and Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSqualane
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantVegetable Oil
Skin ConditioningEctoin
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate Se
EmulsifyingBis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2
EmollientSodium Bicarbonate
AbrasiveStearyl Alcohol
EmollientLysolecithin
EmulsifyingManganese Aspartate
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningCalcium Chloride
AstringentSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Squalane, Glycerin, Vegetable Oil, Ectoin, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Sodium Bicarbonate, Stearyl Alcohol, Lysolecithin, Manganese Aspartate, Ceramide NP, Calcium Chloride, Sclerotium Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sodium Hydroxide
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
EmollientButylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantTrisiloxane
Skin ConditioningTrehalose
HumectantSaccharomyces Lysate Extract
HumectantSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
EmollientAloe Barbadensis Leaf Water
MaskingSilybum Marianum Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialAloe Barbadensis Leaf Polysaccharides
EmollientSorbitol
HumectantSodium Polyaspartate
HumectantCaffeine
Skin ConditioningThermus Thermophillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus Ferment Lysate
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Hexapeptide-12
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientSucrose
HumectantHydroxyethyl Urea
HumectantAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Oleth-10
EmulsifyingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSaccharide Isomerate
HumectantHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingTromethamine
BufferingGlyceryl Polymethacrylate
Disodium EDTA
ChelatingPEG-8
HumectantHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
BufferingSodium Citrate
BufferingTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantBHT
AntioxidantMagnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
AntioxidantPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeSodium Benzoate
MaskingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeCI 14700
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Trisiloxane, Trehalose, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Silybum Marianum Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Polysaccharides, Sorbitol, Sodium Polyaspartate, Caffeine, Thermus Thermophillus Ferment, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Caprylyl Glycol, Sucrose, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Oleth-10, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Saccharide Isomerate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tromethamine, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Disodium EDTA, PEG-8, Hexylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Tocopheryl Acetate, BHT, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, CI 14700, CI 19140
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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.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl 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 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!
Learn more about Water