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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningIsononyl Isononanoate
EmollientDimethyl Sulfone
SolventPropanediol
Solvent
C15-19 Alkane
SolventGlycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Dimethicone/Divinyldimethicone/Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Humectant
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Copernicia Cerifera Wax
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
Emollient
Glycol Palmitate
Emulsifying
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingWater, Isononyl Isononanoate, Dimethyl Sulfone, Propanediol, C15-19 Alkane, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone/Divinyldimethicone/Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Pentylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sorbitol, Caprylyl Glycol, Arachidyl Alcohol, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Cetearyl Glucoside, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Glycol Palmitate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Sodium Polyacrylate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
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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 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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