What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Calcium Alginate
MaskingGellan Gum
Agar
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Betaine
Humectant
Raffinose
Skin ConditioningInositol
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Histidine
Humectant
Glutamine
Skin ConditioningLysine
Skin ConditioningArginine
Masking
Cysteine
Antioxidant
PPG-26-Buteth-26
Skin ConditioningPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Honey
Humectant
Rosa Multiflora Fruit Extract
MaskingGardenia Florida Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningScutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCitrus Medica Limonum Fruit Water
Skin ConditioningAureobasidium Pullulans Ferment
Skin ConditioningEuterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Skin Protecting
Morus Alba Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Prunus Avium Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningMangifera Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLitchi Chinensis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPsidium Guajava Fruit Extract
AstringentMalpighia Emarginata Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSolanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Punica Granatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Rubus Coreanus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
CI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Water, Butylene Glycol, Titanium Dioxide, Calcium Alginate, Gellan Gum, Agar, Caprylyl Glycol, Glycerin, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Betaine, Raffinose, Inositol, Hyaluronic Acid, Histidine, Glutamine, Lysine, Arginine, Cysteine, PPG-26-Buteth-26, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Honey, Rosa Multiflora Fruit Extract, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Carbomer, Citrus Medica Limonum Fruit Water, Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Morus Alba Fruit Extract, Prunus Avium Fruit Extract, Mangifera Indica Fruit Extract, Litchi Chinensis Fruit Extract, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Malpighia Emarginata Fruit Extract, Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Rubus Coreanus Fruit Extract, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Allantoin, CI 15985, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Cantharellus Cibarius Extract
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Isoamyl Laurate
Emollient
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingAlpha-Arbutin
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Rhodophyceae Extract
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Aroma
Ilex Paraguariensis Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Rhodomyrtus Tomentosa Fruit Extract
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCellulose
Absorbent
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Phytate
Cetraria Islandica Thallus Extract
HumectantUsnea Barbata Extract
Rhamnose
HumectantJuniperus Communis Callus Extract
Antioxidant
Glucose
Humectant
Glucuronic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Linalyl Acetate
Masking
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil
Linalool
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Pinene
Masking
Citral
Perfuming
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Pentylene Glycol, Cantharellus Cibarius Extract, Propanediol, Isoamyl Laurate, Sodium PCA, Water, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Sclerotium Gum, Alpha-Arbutin, Hydrolyzed Rhodophyceae Extract, Alcohol, Aroma, Ilex Paraguariensis Leaf Extract, Rhodomyrtus Tomentosa Fruit Extract, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Potassium Hydroxide, Tocopherol, Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Phytate, Cetraria Islandica Thallus Extract, Usnea Barbata Extract, Rhamnose, Juniperus Communis Callus Extract, Glucose, Glucuronic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Linalyl Acetate, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Limonene, Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil, Linalool, Geraniol, Pinene, Citral
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin (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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