What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Triisostearin
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingDiglycol Guanidine Succinate
HumectantParfum
Masking
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Amidinoproline
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAcetyl Glucosamine
Skin Conditioning
Methylserine
Skin ConditioningPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingTrifolium Pratense Extract
Skin ConditioningSea Water Extract
Skin ConditioningPelargonium Graveolens Extract
Masking
Hydrolyzed Lupine Protein
Skin ConditioningZostera Marina Extract
Skin ConditioningMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Glycerin, Water, Dimethicone, Triisostearin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Diglycol Guanidine Succinate, Parfum, Alcohol Denat., Amidinoproline, Disodium EDTA, Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Acetyl Glucosamine, Methylserine, Potassium Hydroxide, Trifolium Pratense Extract, Sea Water Extract, Pelargonium Graveolens Extract, Hydrolyzed Lupine Protein, Zostera Marina Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract, Phenoxyethanol
Avena Sativa Seed Water 77%
Solvent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
2,3-Butanediol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Squalane
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tromethamine
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningInulin Lauryl Carbamate
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Surfactin
CleansingBeta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Seed Water 77%, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 2,3-Butanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Water, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Squalane, Hydroxyacetophenone, Carbomer, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Panthenol, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Inulin Lauryl Carbamate, Sodium Surfactin, Beta-Glucan
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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.
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 GlycolCarbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Learn more about CarbomerGlycerin (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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