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What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningEthylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Glutathione
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycine
Buffering
Cystine
MaskingSodium PCA
Humectant
Petrolatum
Emollient
Triethanolamine
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingParfum
Masking
Methylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer
Disodium EDTA
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
BHT
Antioxidant
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingPotassium Carbonate
BufferingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Potassium Chloride
Iron Oxides
Water, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Glutathione, Sodium Hyaluronate, Retinyl Palmitate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Glycine, Cystine, Sodium PCA, Petrolatum, Triethanolamine, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Parfum, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Disodium EDTA, Coco-Glucoside, BHT, Benzoic Acid, Citric Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Potassium Carbonate, Tocopherol, Potassium Chloride, Iron Oxides
PEG-12 Dimethicone/PPG-20 Crosspolymer
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Coco-Caprylate
Emollient
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialDecyl Oleate
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Iron Oxides
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
BHT
Antioxidant
Gardenia Taitensis Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningDaucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Oryza Sativa Germ Extract
EmollientRubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentPEG-12 Dimethicone/PPG-20 Crosspolymer, Zinc Oxide, Coco-Caprylate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Decyl Oleate, Propanediol, Iron Oxides, Tocopheryl Acetate, BHT, Gardenia Taitensis Flower Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil, Oryza Sativa Germ Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
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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.
BHT is a synthetic antioxidant and preservative.
As an antioxidant, it helps your body fight off free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells.
As a preservative, it is used to stabilize products and prevent them from degrading. Specifically, BHT prevents degradation from oxidation.
The concerns related to BHT come from oral studies; this ingredient is currently allowed for use by both the FDA and EU.
However, it was recently restricted for use in the UK as of April 2024.
Learn more about BHTCyclopentasiloxane (D5) is a lightweight silicone that mostly acts as an emollient and solvent in cosmetics. Its the reason your products feel silky, fast-spreading, and non-greasy.
Since D5 is volatile, it does its thing and then evaporates off the skin quickly.
The safety profile of this ingredient is reassuring; the US CIR Expert Panel concluded D5 is safe as used in cosmetics and Health Canada concluded that D5 is not harmful to human health or the environment as currently used in cosmetics
There's a study that people mention about D5 in a rat study showing tumors. This study is related to long-term inhalation of high D5 levels.
Regulatory bodies have judged this study to be not applicable in topical skincare since skin absorption of D5 is very low and we're not really inhaling huge amounts of D5.
The only restriction for this ingredient is environmental. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) restricted D5 in wash-off cosmetics at or above 0.1% due to their persistence in water.
Learn more about CyclopentasiloxaneThis ingredient is a combination of red, black, and yellow iron oxide pigments. This combination of colors is usually found in foundation, because it results in a "skin" color.
The EU typically uses CI numbers for colorants when applicable, such as CI 77489. In the US, iron oxides are regulated as color additives and "iron oxides" is the most commonly used name in US cosmetic practice.
A 2021 paper looked at skincare formulations containing iron oxides and found that they reduced transmission of blue light when measured optically. In simple terms, the pigment particles helped block or scatter part of the visible light spectrum in lab testing and the authors suggest this could translate into better protection against blue-light-related skin effects.
There is also clinical and experimental research showing that tinted products containing iron oxides can reduce visible light-induced pigmentation:
Please note, whether a product reduces visible or blue light depends on things like:
In the EU's CosIng database, iron oxides are only listed as a colorant. CosIng groups ingredients by their main cosmetic role, such as colorant, preservative, or UV filter.
Though studies say iron oxides can "attenuate blue light", they're describing an optical property and not an officially recognized cosmetic function.
So CosIng isn’t contradicting the research. It’s just classifying iron oxides by what they officially are: pigments that add color.
Learn more about Iron Oxides
