What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningNeopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
EmollientDipropylene Glycol
HumectantNiacinamide
SmoothingDiphenyl Dimethicone
EmollientVaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLimnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin ConditioningCrambe Abyssinica Seed Oil
Skin ConditioningSaccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingGlycerin
HumectantSaccharide Isomerate
HumectantAllantoin
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialSh-Polypeptide-123
Skin ProtectingTripeptide-1
Skin ConditioningZea Mays Oil
EmulsifyingHexapeptide-9
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
MaskingGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
BleachingAcer Saccharum Extract
Skin ConditioningCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingActinidia Polygama Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantPropylene Glycol
HumectantBeta-Carotene
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
AntioxidantXanthophylls
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
BufferingSodium Citrate
BufferingHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingParfum
MaskingChlorphenesin
AntimicrobialWater, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Dipropylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Diphenyl Dimethicone, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Glycerin, Saccharide Isomerate, Allantoin, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Sh-Polypeptide-123, Tripeptide-1, Zea Mays Oil, Hexapeptide-9, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Acer Saccharum Extract, Cellulose Gum, Actinidia Polygama Fruit Extract, Butylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Beta-Carotene, Tocopherol, Xanthophylls, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Potassium Hydroxide, Parfum, Chlorphenesin
Water
Skin ConditioningIsopropyl Palmitate
EmollientButylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantIsononyl Isononanoate
Emollient1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningTuber Magnatum Extract
Skin ConditioningPEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin
HumectantPanthenol
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantCentella Asiatica Extract
CleansingOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
MaskingSodium Chloride
MaskingOlea Europaea Leaf Extract
PerfumingHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil
Skin ProtectingHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate
Skin ProtectingHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingAroma
Water, Isopropyl Palmitate, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Isononyl Isononanoate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tuber Magnatum Extract, PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Sodium Chloride, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil, Hexylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Aroma
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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 GlycerinHydroxyacetophenone is antioxidant with skin conditioning and soothing properties. It also boosts the efficiency of preservatives.
Though naturally occuring in Norwegian spruce needles, this ingredient is usually synthetically created.
This ingredient is not irritating or sensitizing. Recent research also suggests it may have skin-brightening effects through tyrosinase inhibition.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenoneWater. 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