This calming moisturizer is formulated around Snail Secretion Filtrate and Sh-Oligopeptide-1 to calm redness and strengthen the skin barrier.
This brightening moisturizer is formulated around 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid and Niacinamide to brighten dull-looking skin and fade the look of dark spots.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Snail Secretion Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientPolyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Volcanic Ash Extract
Skin ConditioningGold
Cosmetic ColorantColloidal Gold
AntimicrobialSaccharomyces Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Tuber Magnatum Extract
Skin ConditioningSoleirolia Soleirolii Extract
Antioxidant
Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSasa Quelpaertensis Extract
Skin ConditioningPulsatilla Koreana Extract
Skin ConditioningOpuntia Coccinellifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningNelumbo Nucifera Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Unshiu Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Artemisia Vulgaris Extract
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Viscum Album Extract
Skin ConditioningPropolis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Morus Bombycis Leaf Extract
SmoothingCoptis Chinensis Root Extract
Antioxidant
Panax Ginseng Callus Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningPolyglutamic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Usnea Barbata Extract
Sh-Oligopeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Heptapeptide-9
Skin Conditioning
Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Sodium Polyacrylate, Carbomer, Arginine, Caprylyl Glycol, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Volcanic Ash Extract, Gold, Colloidal Gold, Saccharomyces Ferment, Tuber Magnatum Extract, Soleirolia Soleirolii Extract, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Sasa Quelpaertensis Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Opuntia Coccinellifera Fruit Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Leaf Extract, Citrus Unshiu Fruit Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Artemisia Vulgaris Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Viscum Album Extract, Propolis Extract, Morus Bombycis Leaf Extract, Coptis Chinensis Root Extract, Panax Ginseng Callus Culture Extract, Polyglutamic Acid, Usnea Barbata Extract, Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Acetyl Heptapeptide-9
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 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!
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