What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Isopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Isononanoate
EmollientCetearyl Olivate
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
Phytonadione Epoxide
AstringentSorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glucosyl Hesperidin
HumectantLecithin
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Phosphatidylcholine
EmulsifyingGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Escin
TonicGlycerin
Humectant
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingBeta-Sitosterol
Emulsion Stabilising
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Arnica Montana Extract
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil
Masking
Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Isopropyl Palmitate, Ethylhexyl Isononanoate, Cetearyl Olivate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Phytonadione Epoxide, Sorbitan Olivate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glucosyl Hesperidin, Lecithin, Dimethicone, Phosphatidylcholine, Gluconolactone, Escin, Glycerin, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Beta-Sitosterol, Sodium Benzoate, Bisabolol, Disodium EDTA, Potassium Sorbate, Allantoin, Propylene Glycol, Arnica Montana Extract, Butylene Glycol, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil, Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Limonene
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Ethylhexyl Cocoate
Emollient
Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicBiosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Zea Mays Oil
Emulsifying
Beta-Carotene
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingTrisodium EDTA
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Cocoate, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Stearyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Octyldodecanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ubiquinone, Biotin, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Zea Mays Oil, Beta-Carotene, 1,2-Hexanediol, Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxide, Trisodium EDTA, Dehydroacetic Acid, Phenoxyethanol
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
