What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Staphylococcus Epidermidis Ferment Filtrate
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Methylpropanediol
SolventSaccharomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Bifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningEpigallocatechin Gallate
Antioxidant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Artemisia Vulgaris Extract
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Crithmum Maritimum Callus Culture Filtrate
Skin ProtectingNiacinamide
Smoothing
Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil
Emollient
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tetradecyl Aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric Urea Trifluoroacetate
Skin ConditioningPseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract
Humectant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Cynanchum Atratum Extract
Skin ConditioningLupinus Albus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningAlthaea Rosea Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Diamond Powder
Abrasive
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicGlycine
Buffering
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Serine
Masking
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Leucine
Skin ConditioningAlanine
Masking
Lysine
Skin ConditioningArginine
Masking
Tyrosine
MaskingPhenylalanine
Masking
Threonine
Valine
MaskingIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningHistidine
Humectant
Cysteine
Antioxidant
Methionine
Skin ConditioningSodium Palmitoyl Proline
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingTriethyl Citrate
Masking
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Magnesium Chloride
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantWater, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Staphylococcus Epidermidis Ferment Filtrate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Methylpropanediol, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Madecassoside, Asiaticoside, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract, Epigallocatechin Gallate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Artemisia Vulgaris Extract, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Crithmum Maritimum Callus Culture Filtrate, Niacinamide, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Tetradecyl Aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric Urea Trifluoroacetate, Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Beta-Glucan, Adenosine, Cynanchum Atratum Extract, Lupinus Albus Seed Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Althaea Rosea Flower Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Allantoin, Tocopherol, Caffeine, Diamond Powder, Biotin, Glycine, Proline, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Aspartic Acid, Leucine, Alanine, Lysine, Arginine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Valine, Isoleucine, Histidine, Cysteine, Methionine, Sodium Palmitoyl Proline, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Triethyl Citrate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Magnesium Chloride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water
MaskingParfum
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Commiphora Myrrha Resin Extract
Skin ConditioningStyrax Tonkinensis Resin Extract
Perfuming
Melissa Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Citral
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Farnesol
Perfuming
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Water, Alcohol, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water, Parfum, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Glycerin, Commiphora Myrrha Resin Extract, Styrax Tonkinensis Resin Extract, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Oil, Citral, Linalool, Limonene, Geraniol, Citronellol, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Farnesol, Benzyl Benzoate
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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.
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 GlycerinHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil is a plant oil derived from the seeds of a sunflower.
It is rich in fatty acids, primarily linoleic acid and oleic acid. This gives it emollient and skin conditioning properties.
The reason this ingredient is so effective is because it forms a thin film on the skin that reduces transepidermal water loss (TEWL) while supplying linoleic acid to the stratum corneum to improve barrier strength.
The high linoleic acid content is particularly noteworthy for acne-prone skin.
Research suggests that acne-prone skin tends to be deficient in linoleic acid in sebum. Topical application may help replenish this to support a healthier follicular environment and less comedone-promoting sebum.
One randomized study found sunflower seed oil preserved skin barrier integrity in adult volunteers with and without atopic dermatitis (outperforming olive oil).
This ingredient is well-studied, gentle, and an effective emollient suitable for most skin types.
On fungal acne: This ingredient may not be Fungal acne (Malassezia folliculitis) safe. This is because it contains fatty acids with carbon chain lengths in the C11-C24 range.
Learn more about Helianthus Annuus Seed OilTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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
