What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Glycerin
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Soluble Collagen
Humectant
Triethanolamine
BufferingGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Cystoseira Tamariscifolia Extract
Skin ConditioningDimethylsilanol Hyaluronate
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbyl Propyl Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Water, Niacinamide, Propylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat., Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Allantoin, Carbomer, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Soluble Collagen, Triethanolamine, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Parfum, Cystoseira Tamariscifolia Extract, Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ascorbyl Propyl Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Potassium Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Pentylene Glycol
Water
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Methyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Calendula Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Phaeodactylum Tricornutum Extract
HumectantChlorella Vulgaris Extract
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
Buffering1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerophosphoinositol Choline
Skin ProtectingGlycerin
Humectant
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Pentasodium Pentetate
Erythritol
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Phytic Acid
Silver Oxide
AntimicrobialDiethoxyethyl Succinate
SolventHydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid
Skin ConditioningLecithin
Emollient
Sodium Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Water, Panthenol, Methyl Gluceth-20, Dipropylene Glycol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Calendula Officinalis Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Phaeodactylum Tricornutum Extract, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ectoin, Ceramide NP, Ceramide As, Ceramide Ns, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Butylene Glycol, Glycerophosphoinositol Choline, Glycerin, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tocopherol, Pentasodium Pentetate, Erythritol, Propanediol, Phytic Acid, Silver Oxide, Diethoxyethyl Succinate, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Lecithin, Sodium Ascorbate, Ascorbyl Palmitate
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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 GlycerinPentylene glycol is typically used within a product to thicken it. It also adds a smooth, soft, and moisturizing feel to the product. It is naturally found in plants such as sugar beets.
The hydrophilic trait of Pentylene Glycol makes it a humectant. As a humectant, Pentylene Glycol helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This can help keep your skin hydrated.
This property also makes Pentylene Glycol a great texture enhancer. It can also help thicken or stabilize a product.
Pentylene Glycol also acts as a mild preservative and helps to keep a product microbe-free.
Some people may experience mild eye and skin irritation from Pentylene Glycol. We always recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient in your routine.
Pentylene Glycol has a low molecular weight and is part of the 1,2-glycol family.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolWater. 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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