What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Alpha-Arbutin
Antioxidant
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Opuntia Ficus-Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAnastatica Hierochuntica Extract
AstringentSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Lactococcus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Beta Vulgaris Root Extract
Skin ConditioningAcacia Victoriae Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Citrus Glauca Fruit Extract
HumectantSantalum Acuminatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract
Skin Conditioning
Spirulina Platensis Extract
Skin ProtectingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Dioleate
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Citrate
BufferingMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingSodium Phytate
Trehalose
Humectant
Triolein
Skin Conditioning
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantAlpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Chloride
MaskingTocopherol
Antioxidant
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Alpha-Arbutin, Polysorbate 80, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Fruit Extract, Anastatica Hierochuntica Extract, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Lactobacillus, Lactobacillus Ferment, Ceramide NP, Inulin, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Beta Vulgaris Root Extract, Acacia Victoriae Fruit Extract, Citrus Glauca Fruit Extract, Santalum Acuminatum Fruit Extract, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract, Spirulina Platensis Extract, Butylene Glycol, Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice, Glyceryl Dioleate, Pentylene Glycol, Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Citrate, Maltodextrin, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hexylene Glycol, Sodium Phytate, Trehalose, Triolein, Mica, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Tocopherol, CI 77891, CI 42090
Water
Skin ConditioningBentonite
Absorbent
Kaolin
Abrasive
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Talc
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingParfum
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingDiazolidinyl Urea
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
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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 JuiceCarbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Learn more about CarbomerCi 77891 is a white pigment from Titanium dioxide. It is naturally found in minerals such as rutile and ilmenite.
It's main function is to add a white color to cosmetics. It can also be mixed with other colors to create different shades.
Ci 77891 is commonly found in sunscreens due to its ability to block UV rays.
Learn more about CI 77891Glycerin (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
