What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Spirulina Platensis Extract
Skin ProtectingCopper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Nicotinamide Mononucleotide
Antioxidant
Menthyl Nicotinate
HumectantPlankton Extract
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Sprout Extract
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Ergothioneine
Antioxidant
Tricholoma Matsutake Mycelium Ferment Extract
HumectantTricholoma Matsutake Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Isopentyldiol
Humectant
Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningEclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Vanillyl Butyl Ether
MaskingLecithin
Emollient
Superoxide Dismutase
Antioxidant
Methylbenzethonium Chloride
AntimicrobialWater, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Spirulina Platensis Extract, Copper Tripeptide-1, Nicotinamide Mononucleotide, Menthyl Nicotinate, Plankton Extract, Helianthus Annuus Sprout Extract, Maltodextrin, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Ergothioneine, Tricholoma Matsutake Mycelium Ferment Extract, Tricholoma Matsutake Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Isopentyldiol, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Vanillyl Butyl Ether, Lecithin, Superoxide Dismutase, Methylbenzethonium Chloride
Water
Skin ConditioningIsopentyldiol
Humectant
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Polysilicone-11
Rosa Centifolia Flower Wax
Skin ConditioningSilica
Abrasive
Calcium Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
Skin ConditioningIsononyl Isononanoate
EmollientCetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingResveratrol
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Silk
Humectant
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Pyrroloquinoline Quinone
Antioxidant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Astragalus Gummifer Root Extract
Emulsion StabilisingCurcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Riboflavin
Cosmetic ColorantPyridoxine
Skin ConditioningCyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningThiamine Hcl
MaskingFolic Acid
Skin ConditioningBiotin
AntiseborrhoeicButylene Glycol
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDimethicone
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Santalum Album Extract
CleansingPhellodendron Amurense Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningHordeum Distichon Extract
Skin ProtectingBiosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
Water, Isopentyldiol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Polysilicone-11, Rosa Centifolia Flower Wax, Silica, Calcium Ascorbate, Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide, Isononyl Isononanoate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Cetyl Alcohol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Resveratrol, Hydrolyzed Silk, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ubiquinone, Pyrroloquinoline Quinone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Astragalus Gummifer Root Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Glycerin, Panthenol, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine, Cyanocobalamin, Thiamine Hcl, Folic Acid, Biotin, Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Dimethicone, Squalane, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Santalum Album Extract, Phellodendron Amurense Bark Extract, Hordeum Distichon Extract, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium EDTA
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl 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 GlycerinIsopentyldiol is a synthetic solvent, humectant, and emollient.
Humectants have the ability to attract and hold water while emollients create a thin film to prevent water from evaporating. This combination keeps your skin and hair soft and hydrated. Plus, isopentyldiol does not leave a sticky feeling behind.
As a surfactant, isopentyldiol is a hydrotrope. Hydrotropes help surfactants (cleansing agents) dissolve into water.
According to the manufacturer, using this ingredient with sorbitol boosts skin hydration and helps close cuticles of damaged hair.
This ingredient is water-soluble.
Learn more about IsopentyldiolWater. 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
