What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantTriethylhexanoin
MaskingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Abies Alba Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone
Emollient
Lactarius Hatsudake Fruiting Body Extract
EmollientMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Lactobacillus/Ampelocissus Martini Fruit/Lavender Flower/Rosa Canina Fruit/Rosemary Leaf/Sage Leaf/Thyme Leaf Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus
Skin ConditioningBeta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Glycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingCitrus Aurantifolia Oil
Cleansing
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Vitis Vinifera Leaf Oil
Masking
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantSqualane
Emollient
Dipentaerythrityl Hexa C5-9 Acid Esters
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Acrylate/Hydroxyethyl Acrylamide Copolymer
Acrolein/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
AntimicrobialCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingTrisodium EDTA
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantPolysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Triethylhexanoin, Butylene Glycol, Abies Alba Seed Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Dimethicone, Lactarius Hatsudake Fruiting Body Extract, Maltodextrin, Lactobacillus/Ampelocissus Martini Fruit/Lavender Flower/Rosa Canina Fruit/Rosemary Leaf/Sage Leaf/Thyme Leaf Extract Ferment Filtrate, Lactobacillus, Beta-Glucan, Panthenol, Betaine, Glycosyl Trehalose, Citrus Aurantifolia Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Vitis Vinifera Leaf Oil, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Squalane, Dipentaerythrityl Hexa C5-9 Acid Esters, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Acrylate/Hydroxyethyl Acrylamide Copolymer, Acrolein/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Trisodium EDTA, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, CI 77491, Polysorbate 60, Limonene
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Methyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
Polyglycerin-3
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantArbutin
Antioxidant
Bacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningPPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingIngredients 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.Â
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 preservativesÂ
Dipropylene Glycol is a synthetically created humectant, stabilizer, and solvent.
This ingredient helps:
Dipropylene glycol is technically an alcohol, but it belongs to the glycol family (often considered part of the ‘good’ alcohols). This means it is hydrating and gentle on skin unlike drying solvent alcohols like denatured alcohol.
As a masking agent, Dipropylene Glycol can be used to cover the smell of other ingredients. However, it does not have a scent.
Studies show Dipropylene Glycol is considered safe to use in skincare.
Learn more about Dipropylene 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!
Learn more about Water
