What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Butyl Avocadate
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
Betaine
Humectant
Benincasa Cerifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Ferulic Acid
Antimicrobial
Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate
Skin Conditioning
Oleyl Erucate
Emollient
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientEpilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Lecithin
Emollient
Phellodendron Amurense Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Water, Niacinamide, Butyl Avocadate, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Betaine, Benincasa Cerifera Fruit Extract, Glycerin, Propanediol, Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid, Asiaticoside, Centella Asiatica Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Ferulic Acid, Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate, Oleyl Erucate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Bisabolol, Glycereth-26, Lecithin, Phellodendron Amurense Bark Extract, Allantoin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Phenoxyethanol, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Water
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
PEG-8
HumectantSodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2
AbsorbentMethyl Gluceth-10
EmulsifyingPEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingDimethicone
Emollient
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentSodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Honey
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Germ Oil
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sericin
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Rosa Roxburghii Fruit Extract
TonicTocopherol
Antioxidant
Soluble Collagen
Humectant
Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, PEG-8, Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2, Methyl Gluceth-10, PEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Dimethicone, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Sodium Metabisulfite, Disodium EDTA, Honey, Oryza Sativa Germ Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Butylene Glycol, Sericin, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Rosa Roxburghii Fruit Extract, Tocopherol, Soluble Collagen
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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Propanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.Â
It’s often used to:
Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.
Learn more about PropanediolTocopherol 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
