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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Caprylate
Emollient
Polydecene
Skin ConditioningTriethylhexanoin
MaskingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Lauryl PEG-8 Dimethicone
Surfactant
Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer
Talc
Abrasive
Dimethicone
Emollient
Isododecane
EmollientDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingSodium Chloride
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Cetyl Dimethicone/Bis-Vinyldimethicone Crosspolymer
Emollient
Methicone
Emollient
Quaternium-90 Bentonite
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingSilica
Abrasive
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Propylene Carbonate
SolventHydrogen Dimethicone
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Gold
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Coco-Caprylate, Polydecene, Triethylhexanoin, Butylene Glycol, Lauryl PEG-8 Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Talc, Dimethicone, Isododecane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Sodium Chloride, Glycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Dimethiconol, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Cetyl Dimethicone/Bis-Vinyldimethicone Crosspolymer, Methicone, Quaternium-90 Bentonite, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disodium EDTA, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Hexylene Glycol, Silica, Sodium Hyaluronate, Propylene Carbonate, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Gold, Iron Oxides, CI 77891
Water
Skin ConditioningCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantDicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Isododecane
EmollientSqualane
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-6 Polyhydroxystearate
Emulsifying
Zinc Stearate
Cosmetic ColorantCaprylic/Capric/Succinic Triglyceride
EmollientVp/Hexadecene Copolymer
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Sulfate
Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Propanediol
Solvent
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantAlpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
CI 77492
Cosmetic Colorant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Lecithin
Emollient
Propylene Carbonate
SolventCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantStearic Acid
Cleansing
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, CI 77891, Dicaprylyl Ether, Isododecane, Squalane, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyhydroxystearate, Zinc Stearate, Caprylic/Capric/Succinic Triglyceride, Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer, Octyldodecanol, Inulin, Magnesium Sulfate, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Propanediol, Mica, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Glycerin, CI 77492, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Hydroxyacetophenone, CI 77491, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lecithin, Propylene Carbonate, CI 77499, Stearic Acid, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid
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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.
Ci 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 77891Disteardimonium Hectorite comes from the clay mineral named hectorite. It is used to add thickness to a product.
It can also help stabilize a product by helping to disperse other ingredients.
Hectorite is a rare, white clay mineral.
Learn more about Disteardimonium HectoriteGlycerin (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 GlycerinIsododecane is a fragrance, emollient, and solvent.
As an emollient, it helps your skin stay soft and hydrated. Emollients help trap moisture into your skin.
Isododecane's role as a solvent makes it a great texture enhancer. It spreads smoothly on skin and does not leave a sticky feeling behind. Isododecane also helps prevent color transfer in makeup products.
Isododecane is not absorbed into skin.
The chemical name for this ingredient is 2,2,4,6,6-PENTAMETHYLHEPTANE.
Learn more about IsododecaneThis ingredient is a solvent. It helps dissolve active ingredients and alter the texture of products.
Propylene Carbonate is commonly used in makeup and with clay, such as montmorillonite or bentonite.
Studies show this ingredient to be safe for cosmetics. When it is undiluted, it can cause skin irritation. (It is always diluted in skincare and makeup). This ingredient is water-soluble.
Propylene Carbonate is created from propylene glycol and carbonic acid.
Learn more about Propylene CarbonateSodium Dehydroacetate is a synthetic preservative and sodium salt form of dehydroacetic acid. It stops bacteria, mold, and yeast from growing in your products at low concentrations.
Clinical testing found it to be non-irritating, non-sensitizing, and non-photosensitizing. It's also not significantly absorbed through skin.
There are a very small number of reported cases of contact dermatitis in cases linked to wound-care creams used over compromised skin (rather than skincare).
Overall, this is a well-studied and low-risk preservative just doing its job.
Typical concentrations run up to 0.6%, which is also the maximum amount permitted under both EU CosIng regulations and US FDA guidelines.
Learn more about Sodium DehydroacetateSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateTocopherol 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!
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