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Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin ConditioningJojoba Oil/Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Esters
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
AntioxidantLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialLonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningLonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
PerfumingPopulus Tremuloides Bark Extract
AntiseborrhoeicGluconolactone
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeGlycerin
HumectantHamamelis Virginiana Water
AstringentMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCoccinia Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningRetinyl Palmitate
Skin ConditioningHylocereus Undatus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAlcohol
AntimicrobialCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Sodium Benzoate
MaskingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativePropylene Glycol
HumectantCitrus Aurantium Amara Flower Extract
RefreshingPrunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningParfum
MaskingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Jojoba Oil/Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Esters, Tocopherol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Populus Tremuloides Bark Extract, Gluconolactone, Phenoxyethanol, Glycerin, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Retinyl Palmitate, Hylocereus Undatus Fruit Extract, Alcohol, Carbomer, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Propylene Glycol, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Extract, Prunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract, Parfum
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin ConditioningJojoba Oil/Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Esters
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
EmollientPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Jojoba Oil/Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Esters, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Tocopherol, Kigelia Africana Fruit Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Cucumis Melo Fruit Extract, Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract, CI 15985
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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.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceThis ingredient is a modified ester made by combining jojoba with triglycerides from coconut/palm kernel oil. It functions as an emollient and occlusive.
Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate is a chelating agent. Chelating agents help prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This helps prevent unwanted effects and reactions from a product. These metal ions may come from water and are found in miniscule amounts.
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate can also help other preservatives be more effective.
Tocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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