What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningParaffinum Liquidum
EmollientSodium Chloride
MaskingZinc Oxide
Cosmetic ColorantCetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
EmulsifyingPropylheptyl Caprylate
EmollientButylene Glycol
HumectantHydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientPanthenol
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantDimethicone
EmollientDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingPolyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
EmulsifyingMagnesium Sulfate
Methylpropanediol
SolventTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantTriacontanyl Pvp
HumectantCopper Gluconate
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
SolventPropylene Carbonate
SolventCitric Acid
BufferingGlutamylamidoethyl Indole
Skin ProtectingPolyquaternium-61
Skin ConditioningHyaluronic Acid
HumectantSilanetriol
Borage Seed Oil Aminopropanediol Amides
Skin ConditioningWater, Paraffinum Liquidum, Sodium Chloride, Zinc Oxide, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Panthenol, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Magnesium Sulfate, Methylpropanediol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triacontanyl Pvp, Copper Gluconate, Propanediol, Propylene Carbonate, Citric Acid, Glutamylamidoethyl Indole, Polyquaternium-61, Hyaluronic Acid, Silanetriol, Borage Seed Oil Aminopropanediol Amides
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantButylene Glycol
HumectantCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingDicaprylyl Carbonate
Emollient1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningSodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCetearyl Olivate
Polyisobutene
Hydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-3 Distearate
EmulsifyingSorbitan Olivate
EmulsifyingCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
MaskingMannitol
HumectantStearic Acid
CleansingArachidyl Alcohol
EmollientAllantoin
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBehenyl Alcohol
EmollientEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Oleate
EmulsifyingCaprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingArachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Stearate Citrate
EmollientHydrogenated Olive Oil Decyl Esters
Emulsion StabilisingOryza Sativa Extract
AbsorbentPhyllostachys Pubescens Shoot Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Aspergillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Olive Oil Stearyl Esters
Emulsion StabilisingCeramide Ns
Skin ConditioningPhytosphingosine
Skin ConditioningCholesterol
EmollientOryza Sativa Lees Extract
Skin ConditioningPanax Ginseng Root Extract
EmollientTocopherol
AntioxidantCeramide As
Skin ConditioningCeramide AP
Skin ConditioningCyclodextrin
AbsorbentCeramide EOP
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ceramide NP, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Cetearyl Olivate, Polyisobutene, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Carbomer, Arginine, Mannitol, Stearic Acid, Arachidyl Alcohol, Allantoin, Xanthan Gum, Behenyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sorbitan Oleate, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Arachidyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Decyl Esters, Oryza Sativa Extract, Phyllostachys Pubescens Shoot Bark Extract, Disodium EDTA, Aspergillus Ferment, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Stearyl Esters, Ceramide Ns, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Oryza Sativa Lees Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Tocopherol, Ceramide As, Ceramide AP, Cyclodextrin, Ceramide EOP
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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.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene 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!
Learn more about Water