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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningEthyl Palmate
EmollientCetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Coffea Arabica Seed Oil
Masking
Squalane
Emollient
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Diisopropyl Adipate
EmollientRaphanus Sativus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningBetaine
Humectant
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingGlycogen
HumectantLactic Acid
Buffering
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2
Skin Conditioning
Polygonum Aviculare Extract
EmollientAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Bixa Orellana Leaf Extract
Antioxidant
Jacaranda Mimosifolia Flower Extract
Antioxidant
Kalanchoe Pinnata Leaf Extract
MaskingDeoxyribonuclease
Skin ConditioningGlucose Oxidase
StabilisingMagnolia Champaca Flower Oil
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Water, Ethyl Palmate, Cetearyl Glucoside, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Coffea Arabica Seed Oil, Squalane, Jojoba Esters, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Propanediol, Diisopropyl Adipate, Raphanus Sativus Seed Extract, Betaine, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Glycogen, Lactic Acid, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, Polygonum Aviculare Extract, Allantoin, Bixa Orellana Leaf Extract, Jacaranda Mimosifolia Flower Extract, Kalanchoe Pinnata Leaf Extract, Deoxyribonuclease, Glucose Oxidase, Magnolia Champaca Flower Oil, Caprylyl Glycol
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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.
Betaine is a humectant. Like hyaluronic acid, it helps attract and retain moisture in the skin. Itβs known for being gentle and for helping the skin maintain balanced hydration.
Betaine is mainly used to improve hydration and support calmer skin. It helps skin cells regulate water balance because it functions as an osmolyte.
Some studies suggest betaine may support making skin tone more even.
Fun fact: Betaine naturally exists in the skin and the body. In cosmetic products, it can be either plant-derived (most commonly from sugar beets) or synthetically produced for consistency and stability.
Betaine is also known as trimethylglycine.
Learn more about BetaineGlycerin (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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