What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPotassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Glycerin
Humectant
Acrylates Copolymer
Propanediol
Solvent
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Kaolin
Abrasive
Oldenlandia Diffusa Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Ginseng Saponins
Skin ConditioningMorus Alba Root Extract
BleachingLilium Candidum Bulb Extract
Skin ConditioningHoney
Humectant
Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPolygonatum Officinale Rhizome/Root Extract
Skin ConditioningPanax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract
Skin ConditioningRehmannia Glutinosa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Glycerin, Acrylates Copolymer, Propanediol, Coco-Glucoside, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract, Kaolin, Oldenlandia Diffusa Extract, Hydrolyzed Ginseng Saponins, Morus Alba Root Extract, Lilium Candidum Bulb Extract, Honey, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Polygonatum Officinale Rhizome/Root Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract, Rehmannia Glutinosa Root Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol
Water
Skin ConditioningCitrus Junos Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Reticulata Fruit Extract
Skin ProtectingDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Methyl Perfluorobutyl Ether
SolventSalix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Bacillus/Folic Acid/Soybean Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Mannitol
Humectant
Sucrose
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicNiacinamide
Smoothing
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glutathione
Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate
Antioxidant
Cyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningMenadione
MaskingLinolenic Acid
Cleansing
Pyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningSodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Sodium Riboflavin Phosphate
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Mannan
Microcrystalline Cellulose
Absorbent1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Benzyl Glycol
SolventEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningRaspberry Ketone
Masking
Disodium EDTA
CI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantParfum
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Citrus Junos Fruit Extract, Citrus Reticulata Fruit Extract, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Glycerin, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Coco-Betaine, Methyl Perfluorobutyl Ether, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Bacillus/Folic Acid/Soybean Ferment Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Butylene Glycol, Mannitol, Sucrose, Panthenol, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Biotin, Niacinamide, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Glutathione, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Cyanocobalamin, Menadione, Linolenic Acid, Pyridoxine Hcl, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Sodium Riboflavin Phosphate, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Zea Mays Starch, Mannan, Microcrystalline Cellulose, 1,2-Hexanediol, Benzyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Raspberry Ketone, Disodium EDTA, CI 19140, CI 15985, CI 77492, CI 77891, Parfum, Limonene
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
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 GlycerinPotassium Cocoyl Glycinate is an amino acid-based surfactant and cleaning agent. This ingredient can be derived from animals or plants. It may also be synthetically created from fatty acids of the coconut and glycine.
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate is a gentle surfactant. Surfactants help gather the dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away. It is a mild cleanser and naturally produces foam.
Water. 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
