What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Artemisia Capillaris Extract
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glucosyl Ceramide
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Soluble Collagen
Humectant
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Carboxymethyl Hyaluronate
HumectantSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientPolyglyceryl-6 Caprate
CleansingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDMDM Hydantoin
Preservative
Triethanolamine
Buffering1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Artemisia Capillaris Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Isononyl Isononanoate, Butylene Glycol, Glucosyl Ceramide, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Soluble Collagen, Phospholipids, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Carboxymethyl Hyaluronate, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Potassium Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Cholesterol, Phytosphingosine, Allantoin, Sodium PCA, Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium Polyacrylate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprate, Xanthan Gum, DMDM Hydantoin, Triethanolamine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantDimethicone
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Soluble Collagen
Humectant
Arginine
Masking
Betaine
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide
Skin ConditioningStearoyl Glutamic Acid
CleansingSorbitan Distearate
EmollientGlyceryl Behenate
Emollient
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Potassium Methylparaben
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Soluble Collagen, Arginine, Betaine, Xylitol, Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Stearoyl Glutamic Acid, Sorbitan Distearate, Glyceryl Behenate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Disodium EDTA, Potassium Methylparaben
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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 GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateSoluble collagen is a large, water-loving protein typically extracted from cattle hides or marine sources like fish skin.
In cosmetics, it works purely as a humectant and film-former.
Despite the marketing that surrounds the word "collagen", its molecule is far too large to penetrate skin so it can't rebuild the collagen in your dermis.
Instead, it sits on the surface and binds water to help reduce transepidermal water loss and leave skin feeling soft, plump, and temporarily tightened.
Suppliers commonly recommend using it around 3-6% though industry data shows concentrations are often much lower (down to a fraction of a percent).
This ingredient has been found safe to use in cosmetics with no reported irritation, sensitization, or phototoxicity.
Learn more about Soluble CollagenWater. 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!
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