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Key Ingredients
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Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Methylpropanediol
SolventHydrolyzed Tomato Skin
Skin ConditioningBetaine
Humectant
Dimethyl Isosorbide
SolventButylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Propanediol
Solvent
Hydrolyzed Algin
Phenylpropanol
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Flower Oil
Perfuming
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sphingomonas Ferment Extract
Skin Conditioning
Origanum Majorana Leaf Extract
AntiseborrhoeicSodium Lactate
Buffering
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Levulinic Acid
Perfuming
Acetyl Octapeptide-3
Humectant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningAcetyl Hexapeptide-51 Amide
Skin Conditioning
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingLimonene
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol, Hydrolyzed Tomato Skin, Betaine, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Butylene Glycol, Sodium PCA, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Caprylyl Glycol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Maltodextrin, Propanediol, Hydrolyzed Algin, Phenylpropanol, Citrus Aurantium Flower Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sphingomonas Ferment Extract, Origanum Majorana Leaf Extract, Sodium Lactate, Pentylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Saccharide Isomerate, Sodium Benzoate, Levulinic Acid, Acetyl Octapeptide-3, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Levulinate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-51 Amide, Lactic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Limonene, Geraniol, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Phaseolus Angularis Seed Extract
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPolyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Gluconolactone, Glyceryl Glucoside, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Phaseolus Angularis Seed Extract, Butylene Glycol, Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Sclerotium Gum, Chlorphenesin, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hydroxide, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Madecassoside
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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 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 GlycerinSodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideWater. 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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