What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCitrus Nobilis Fruit Extract
MaskingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Citrus Tangerina Extract
TonicNiacinamide
Smoothing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Vinyldimethicone
Trisiloxane
Skin Conditioning
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
Emollient
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Silica
Abrasive
Betaine
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Arginine
Masking
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCoptis Japonica Extract
AntimicrobialAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Chondrus Crispus Powder
Abrasive
Agar
MaskingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Tromethamine
BufferingGellan Gum
Niacin
SmoothingRiboflavin
Cosmetic ColorantBiotin
AntiseborrhoeicAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Pantothenic Acid
Skin ConditioningFolic Acid
Skin ConditioningThiamine Hcl
MaskingCarnitine Hcl
HumectantDisodium EDTA
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCitral
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Citrus Nobilis Fruit Extract, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Citrus Tangerina Extract, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Vinyldimethicone, Trisiloxane, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Silica, Betaine, Stearic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Arginine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Coptis Japonica Extract, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Allantoin, Chondrus Crispus Powder, Agar, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Titanium Dioxide, Tromethamine, Gellan Gum, Niacin, Riboflavin, Biotin, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol, Pantothenic Acid, Folic Acid, Thiamine Hcl, Carnitine Hcl, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citral, Limonene
Water
Skin Conditioning3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Ethoxydiglycol
HumectantPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Diglycerin
Humectant
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Algin
Masking
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingEvodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Polyacrylate
Methyl Diisopropyl Propionamide
MaskingPotassium Phosphate
BufferingPullulan
Serine
Masking
Trehalose
Humectant
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Xylitol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Citrate
BufferingParfum
Masking
Water, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Propylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat., Glycerin, Propanediol, Ethoxydiglycol, Pentylene Glycol, Diglycerin, Xylitylglucoside, Algin, Disodium Phosphate, Evodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Methyl Diisopropyl Propionamide, Potassium Phosphate, Pullulan, Serine, Trehalose, Anhydroxylitol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Urea, Xylitol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium Citrate, Parfum
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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 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!
Learn more about Water
