What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningOligopeptide-78
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Decapeptide-21
Skin Conditioning
Zinc Palmitoyl Nonapeptide-14
Skin Conditioning
Hexapeptide-9
Skin Conditioning
Decapeptide-21
Skin Conditioning
Oligopeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
Sucrose
Humectant
Plankton Extract
Skin ConditioningGlucose
Humectant
Lecithin
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Betaine, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Oligopeptide-78, Palmitoyl Decapeptide-21, Zinc Palmitoyl Nonapeptide-14, Hexapeptide-9, Decapeptide-21, Oligopeptide-1, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Sucrose, Plankton Extract, Glucose, Lecithin, Butylene Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Hydroxide
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Benzoate
Masking
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Trideceth-9
EmulsifyingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Lactobionic Acid
Buffering
Maris Aqua
HumectantTocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Padina Pavonica Thallus Extract
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
T-Butyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Zinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Aspartate
Skin ConditioningAcacia Decurrens Flower Extract
Masking
Chlorella Vulgaris Extract
Skin ConditioningCollagen Amino Acids
Moisturising
Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract
Astringent
Linalool
Perfuming
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCopper Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sodium Benzoate, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Trideceth-9, Potassium Sorbate, Disodium EDTA, Parfum, Lactobionic Acid, Maris Aqua, Tocopherol, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Propylene Glycol, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Padina Pavonica Thallus Extract, Citric Acid, T-Butyl Alcohol, Limonene, Zinc Gluconate, Magnesium Aspartate, Acacia Decurrens Flower Extract, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Collagen Amino Acids, Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract, Linalool, Phenoxyethanol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Citronellol, Geraniol, Sodium Hydroxide, Copper Gluconate
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 Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideWater. 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
