What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Myristyl Myristate
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPentaerythrityl Distearate
Emulsifying
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Euphorbia Cerifera Cera
Astringent
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Limonene
Perfuming
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Citric Acid
Buffering
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Palmaria Palmata Extract
Skin ProtectingBenzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
CI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Propanediol, Glycerin, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Myristyl Myristate, Squalane, Arachidyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Pentaerythrityl Distearate, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Behenyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Bakuchiol, Euphorbia Cerifera Cera, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Parfum, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Limonene, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Citric Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Palmaria Palmata Extract, Benzyl Salicylate, Linalool, Benzyl Alcohol, Citral, CI 19140, CI 15985
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Its main roles are:
Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Learn more about Cetyl AlcoholGlycerin (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 Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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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