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Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingMicrocrystalline Cellulose
Absorbent1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Arginine
Masking
Citrus Limon Peel Powder
AbsorbentCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Polyacrylate Starch
AbsorbentCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citrus Limon Fruit Oil
Astringent
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Acer Saccharum Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Seed Oil
Masking
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Trehalose, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, 1,2-Hexanediol, Arginine, Citrus Limon Peel Powder, Carbomer, Sodium Polyacrylate Starch, Caprylyl Glycol, Citrus Limon Fruit Oil, Allantoin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Panthenol, Disodium EDTA, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Acer Saccharum Extract, Citrus Limon Seed Oil
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycolic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingMethyl Methacrylate/Glycol Dimethacrylate Crosspolymer
Glycerin
Humectant
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water
MaskingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLauryl Methacrylate/Glycol Dimethacrylate Crosspolymer
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Water, Glycolic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Methyl Methacrylate/Glycol Dimethacrylate Crosspolymer, Glycerin, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water, Tocopheryl Acetate, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Lauryl Methacrylate/Glycol Dimethacrylate Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid
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 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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