What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Tranexamic Acid
Astringent
Inositol
Humectant
Arbutin
Antioxidant
Undecylenoyl Phenylalanine
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Yeast Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingTriethanolamine
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningGalactomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingWater
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract
Antioxidant
Lactobacillus/Portulaca Oleracea Ferment Extract
Antioxidant
Aspergillus/Rice Ferment Extract
HumectantBacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningAspergillus/Saccharomyces/Barley Seed Ferment Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus/Pumpkin Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningPEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Sodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Parfum
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Sulfite
Preservative
Sodium Sulfate
Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Ascorbic Acid, Propanediol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Potassium Hydroxide, Water, Butylene Glycol, Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract, Lactobacillus/Portulaca Oleracea Ferment Extract, Aspergillus/Rice Ferment Extract, Bacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Aspergillus/Saccharomyces/Barley Seed Ferment Extract, Lactobacillus, Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Ferment Extract, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium Metabisulfite, Parfum, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Sulfite, Sodium Sulfate
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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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