What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Lactococcus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Coco-Caprylate
Emollient
Sucrose Polystearate
EmollientNiacinamide
Smoothing
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingBetaine
Humectant
Hibiscus Abelmoschus Seed Oil
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glycogen
HumectantSodium PCA
Humectant
Magnesium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan
Skin ConditioningDehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables
Skin Conditioning
Santalum Album Wood Oil
Perfuming
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Sucrose
Humectant
PCA
Humectant
Passiflora Edulis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPlankton Extract
Skin ConditioningCucurbita Pepo Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningLactic Acid
Buffering
Pistacia Lentiscus Gum
MaskingPinus Strobus Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningLecithin
Emollient
Serine
Masking
Alanine
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Glycine
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Lysine Hcl
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Arginine
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingProline
Skin Conditioning
Farnesol
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Coco-Caprylate, Sucrose Polystearate, Niacinamide, Benzyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Butylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Maltodextrin, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Betaine, Hibiscus Abelmoschus Seed Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycogen, Sodium PCA, Magnesium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan, Dehydroacetic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables, Santalum Album Wood Oil, Sodium Lactate, Sucrose, PCA, Passiflora Edulis Fruit Extract, Plankton Extract, Cucurbita Pepo Seed Extract, Lactic Acid, Pistacia Lentiscus Gum, Pinus Strobus Bark Extract, Lecithin, Serine, Alanine, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Glycine, Sodium Benzoate, Glutamic Acid, Lysine Hcl, Threonine, Arginine, Sodium Hydroxide, Proline, Farnesol
Water
Skin ConditioningAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingPolymethylsilsesquioxane
Polysilicone-11
Dimethicone
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
C13-14 Isoparaffin
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester
Skin Conditioning
PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate
Emulsifying
Poloxamer 338
EmulsifyingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Polyacrylamide
Toluene Sulfonic Acid
Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
BHT
Antioxidant
Laureth-7
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Water, Ascorbic Acid, Cyclohexasiloxane, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Potassium Hydroxide, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Polysilicone-11, Dimethicone, Propylene Glycol, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Tocopherol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Adenosine, Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester, PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Poloxamer 338, Salicylic Acid, Polyacrylamide, Toluene Sulfonic Acid, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Laureth-7, 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.
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 GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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
