This brightening treatment is formulated around Niacinamide and Ascorbic Acid to brighten dull-looking skin and refine skin texture.
This hydrating essence is formulated around Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract to hydrate skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantNiacinamide
SmoothingPolyglycerin-3
HumectantCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningBetaine
HumectantSodium Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Silica
AbrasiveEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingC12-14 Alketh-12
EmulsifyingHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientAdenosine
Skin ConditioningTromethamine
BufferingButylene Glycol
HumectantMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCurcuma Longa Root Extract
AntioxidantAgar
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingUbiquinone
AntioxidantCentella Asiatica Extract
CleansingOcimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
AntioxidantAscorbic Acid
AntioxidantHydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil
Skin ProtectingGlutathione
Hippophae Rhamnoides Water
MaskingPropanediol
SolventCorallina Officinalis Extract
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin ConditioningAstaxanthin
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine
EmulsifyingDisodium Phosphate
BufferingPolysorbate 60
EmulsifyingRetinyl Palmitate
Skin ConditioningEriobotrya Japonica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Phosphate
BufferingSodium Lauroyl Glutamate
SurfactantMentha Viridis Extract
MaskingSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantPropolis Extract
Skin ConditioningFerulic Acid
AntimicrobialAsiaticoside
AntioxidantAsiatic Acid
Skin ConditioningMadecassic Acid
Skin ConditioningMadecassoside
AntioxidantWater, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Polyglycerin-3, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Betaine, Sodium Carbomer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Silica, Ethylhexylglycerin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, C12-14 Alketh-12, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, Adenosine, Tromethamine, Butylene Glycol, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Disodium EDTA, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Agar, Xanthan Gum, Ubiquinone, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Ascorbic Acid, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil, Glutathione, Hippophae Rhamnoides Water, Propanediol, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Astaxanthin, Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine, Disodium Phosphate, Polysorbate 60, Retinyl Palmitate, Eriobotrya Japonica Leaf Extract, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Mentha Viridis Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Propolis Extract, Ferulic Acid, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Madecassoside
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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.
Glycerin (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 GlycerinPropanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.
It’s often used to:
Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.
Learn more about PropanediolWater. 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