What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil
Perfuming
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Ribes Nigrum Seed Oil
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Candelilla/Jojoba/Rice Bran Polyglyceryl-3 Esters
Emulsifying
Galactoarabinan
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Pullulan
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingParfum
Masking
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHordeum Vulgare Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Prunus Persica Juice
MoisturisingPyrus Malus Juice
Skin ConditioningTriticum Vulgare Seed Extract
BufferingMacrocystis Pyrifera Extract
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Nannochloropsis Oculata Extract
HumectantDehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Pvp
Emulsion StabilisingSerine
Masking
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Sorbitol
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Citronellol
Perfuming
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Sodium Chloride
MaskingFarnesol
Perfuming
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Citral
Perfuming
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Ribes Nigrum Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Candelilla/Jojoba/Rice Bran Polyglyceryl-3 Esters, Galactoarabinan, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Benzyl Alcohol, Carbomer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Pullulan, Allantoin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Xanthan Gum, Hordeum Vulgare Seed Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Prunus Persica Juice, Pyrus Malus Juice, Triticum Vulgare Seed Extract, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Nannochloropsis Oculata Extract, Dehydroacetic Acid, Lactic Acid, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Pvp, Serine, Sodium Lactate, Sorbitol, Urea, Linalool, Limonene, Geraniol, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Potassium Sorbate, Citronellol, Sodium Benzoate, Benzyl Benzoate, Sodium Chloride, Farnesol, Benzyl Salicylate, Benzoic Acid, Citral
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
This ingredient is also known as arabinogalactan. It is a polysaccharide extracted from North American larch trees. It is a film-forming agent that helps enhance skin hydration and improves the texture of products.
Once applied, galactoarabinan forms a lightweight and breathable film on the skin. This helps reduce transepidermal water loss (TEWL) without adding a greasy finish.
It is also used to boost the efficacy of exfoliating actives like AHAs by improving skin feel and reducing irritation potential.
Studies show this ingredient supports hydration through two actions:
1) Limiting water evaporation
2) Enhancing the spreadability of emulsion products to disperse humectants and emollients across the skin's surface
Additionally, galactoarabinan can improve makeup wear and reduce "tightness" after cleansing.
Learn more about GalactoarabinanGlycerin (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 GlycerinPentylene glycol is typically used within a product to thicken it. It also adds a smooth, soft, and moisturizing feel to the product. It is naturally found in plants such as sugar beets.
The hydrophilic trait of Pentylene Glycol makes it a humectant. As a humectant, Pentylene Glycol helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This can help keep your skin hydrated.
This property also makes Pentylene Glycol a great texture enhancer. It can also help thicken or stabilize a product.
Pentylene Glycol also acts as a mild preservative and helps to keep a product microbe-free.
Some people may experience mild eye and skin irritation from Pentylene Glycol. We always recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient in your routine.
Pentylene Glycol has a low molecular weight and is part of the 1,2-glycol family.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolPotassium Sorbate is a preservative used to prevent yeast and mold in products. It is commonly found in both cosmetic and food products.
This ingredient comes from potassium salt derived from sorbic acid. Sorbic acid is a natural antibiotic and effective against fungus.
Both potassium sorbate and sorbic acid can be found in baked goods, cheeses, dried meats, dried fruit, ice cream, pickles, wine, yogurt, and more.
You'll often find this ingredient used with other preservatives.
Learn more about Potassium SorbateSodium 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!
Learn more about Water
