What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Ethoxydiglycol
HumectantSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Trehalose
Humectant
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Skin ConditioningPhospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Epilobium Angustifolium Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningSphingolipids
Emollient
Sorbitol
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGlycerin
Humectant
Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract
Astringent
Malachite Extract
Antioxidant
Glucose
Humectant
Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
CleansingCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Tussilago Farfara Leaf Extract
AstringentPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Algae Extract
EmollientCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCucumis Sativus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Ethoxydiglycol, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil, Water, Tocopherol, Trehalose, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Phospholipids, Epilobium Angustifolium Leaf Extract, Sphingolipids, Sorbitol, Xanthan Gum, Glycerin, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Malachite Extract, Glucose, Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract, Propylene Glycol, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Alcohol Denat., Tussilago Farfara Leaf Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Algae Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Butylene Glycol, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract, Cucumis Sativus Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Squalane
Emollient
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantNiacinamide
Smoothing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
C14-22 Alcohols
Emulsion Stabilising
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Sodium Citrate
BufferingLysine
Skin ConditioningAzelaic Acid
Buffering
C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingDisodium Phosphate
BufferingMannitol
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
Andrographis Paniculata Leaf Extract
AstringentRhamnose
HumectantSodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Potassium Phosphate
BufferingSaccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningFructooligosaccharides
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hexapeptide-2
Bleaching
Laminaria Ochroleuca Extract
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Squalane, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Dipropylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxide, Pentylene Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, C14-22 Alcohols, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Citrate, Lysine, Azelaic Acid, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Disodium Phosphate, Mannitol, Xylitol, Andrographis Paniculata Leaf Extract, Rhamnose, Sodium Metabisulfite, Potassium Phosphate, Saccharide Isomerate, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sodium Anisate, Sodium Levulinate, Fructooligosaccharides, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hexapeptide-2, Laminaria Ochroleuca Extract, Parfum
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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.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolCaprylyl 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!
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