What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Peat Extract
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingParfum
Masking
Sodium Phytate
Methylpropanediol
SolventCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
Masking
Hexamethylindanopyran
Masking
Pinene
Masking
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Lactic Acid, Polysorbate 20, Glycerin, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Peat Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum, Sodium Phytate, Methylpropanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Benzoic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Hexamethylindanopyran, Pinene
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycolic Acid 8.05%
Buffering
Arginine
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Artemisia Vulgaris Extract
Skin Conditioning
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate
Emulsifying
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingPortulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPropanediol
Solvent
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningGlycine
Buffering
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Serine
Masking
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Leucine
Skin ConditioningAlanine
Masking
Lysine
Skin ConditioningTyrosine
MaskingPhenylalanine
Masking
Threonine
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Valine
MaskingIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningHistidine
Humectant
Methionine
Skin ConditioningCysteine
Antioxidant
Eucalyptus Dives Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Water, Glycolic Acid 8.05%, Arginine, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium PCA, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Artemisia Vulgaris Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Xanthan Gum, Propanediol, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycine, Glutamic Acid, Serine, Aspartic Acid, Leucine, Alanine, Lysine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Proline, Valine, Isoleucine, Histidine, Methionine, Cysteine, Eucalyptus Dives Leaf Oil
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl 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 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
