What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Decyl Oleate
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Saponaria Pumila Callus Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningPfaffia Paniculata Root Extract
SoothingLilium Candidum Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningAngelica Archangelica Root Water
Skin ConditioningOxycoccus Palustris Seed Oil
Antioxidant
Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Ptychopetalum Olacoides Bark/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningPolygonum Fagopyrum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPerfluorodecalin
Skin ConditioningGossypium Herbaceum
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Rice Bran Protein
Skin ConditioningThymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Extract
MaskingBuddleja Davidii Extract
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Laminaria Digitata Powder
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Isomalt
HumectantAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Lecithin
Emollient
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Silica
Abrasive
Sucrose Palmitate
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Decyl Oleate, Dimethicone, Saponaria Pumila Callus Culture Extract, Pfaffia Paniculata Root Extract, Lilium Candidum Flower Extract, Angelica Archangelica Root Water, Oxycoccus Palustris Seed Oil, Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil, Ptychopetalum Olacoides Bark/Stem Extract, Polygonum Fagopyrum Seed Extract, Perfluorodecalin, Gossypium Herbaceum, Hydrolyzed Rice Bran Protein, Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Extract, Buddleja Davidii Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Laminaria Digitata Powder, Ceramide NP, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Isomalt, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Pentylene Glycol, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Sorbate, Benzyl Alcohol, Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate, Silica, Sucrose Palmitate, Xanthan Gum
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Algae Extract
EmollientTaraxacum Officinale Extract
Skin ConditioningCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingNiacinamide
Smoothing
Squalane
Emollient
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Escin
TonicButylene Glycol
Humectant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Lecithin
Emollient
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Potassium Phosphate
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningGeranium Maculatum Extract
TonicCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Algae Extract, Taraxacum Officinale Extract, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Carbomer, Niacinamide, Squalane, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Caffeine, Tocopheryl Acetate, Escin, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol, Lecithin, Centella Asiatica Extract, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Hyaluronate, Potassium Phosphate, Phenoxyethanol, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Geranium Maculatum Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
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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.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceCetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Its main roles are:
Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Learn more about Cetyl AlcoholGlycerin (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 GlycerinLecithin is a term for a group of substances found in the cell membranes of plants, animals, and humans. They are made up of phospholipids.
Thanks to its amphiphilic structure (water-loving head and oil-loving tail), it is a true multitasker:
It plays well with most ingredients and is typically used at 0.1-1%. However, concentrations up to 50% have been reported in moisturizers.
Depending on the source of this ingredient, lecithin may not be fungal acne safe. This is because some sources of lecithin come from soybean oil, which may feed the malassezia yeast that causes fungal acne.
We recommend reaching out to the brand you are purchasing from to inquire about the source of their lecithin.
Learn more about LecithinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Stearic Acid is a fatty acid that is already found in your skin. It's one of the free fatty acids that works alongside ceramides and cholesterols to maintain your barrier.
In cosmetics, it is a multitasker:
Safety-wise, the CIR Expert Panel has concluded it to be safe in cosmetics when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing.
Free stearic acid is a C18 fatty acid that the Malassezia yeast can substrate, so this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Stearic AcidWater. 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
