What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Alpha-Arbutin
Antioxidant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Glycerin
Humectant
Kojic Acid
Antioxidant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Terminalia Bellerica Fruit
AstringentGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide
Emulsion Stabilising
Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAlgin
Masking
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingDimethyl Isosorbide
Solvent1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Water, Propanediol, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Alpha-Arbutin, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Kojic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Terminalia Bellerica Fruit, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract, Algin, Sclerotium Gum, Dimethyl Isosorbide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Ethylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Cetearyl Isononanoate
Emollient
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Pectin
Emulsion StabilisingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingXylitol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Carrageenan
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Fructose
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Maltose
MaskingSodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Glucose
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Decylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
CI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Xylitylglucoside, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Pectin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Anhydroxylitol, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Xylitol, Pentylene Glycol, Carrageenan, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Fructose, Urea, Tocopherol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Allantoin, Maltose, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Sodium PCA, Trehalose, Lactic Acid, Glucose, Parfum, Sodium Benzoate, Caprylyl Glycol, Decylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, CI 42090
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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.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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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