What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningBifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
Perilla Frutescens Leaf Extract
MaskingVitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPCA
Humectant
Acetyl Heptapeptide-4
Humectant
Boswellia Serrata Resin Extract
SmoothingZingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Arginine
Masking
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Glycine
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Serine
Masking
Valine
MaskingIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningProline
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Glucose
Humectant
Histidine
Humectant
Phenylalanine
Masking
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Populus Tremuloides Bark Extract
Antiseborrhoeic1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningLevulinic Acid
Perfuming
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Citric Acid
Buffering
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Propanediol, Sodium Lactate, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Glycerin, Xylitylglucoside, Lactobacillus, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Anhydroxylitol, Sodium PCA, Xylitol, Perilla Frutescens Leaf Extract, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract, PCA, Acetyl Heptapeptide-4, Boswellia Serrata Resin Extract, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice, Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Valine, Isoleucine, Proline, Threonine, Glucose, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Populus Tremuloides Bark Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Levulinate, Levulinic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Benzoate
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Cucurbita Pepo Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningBisabolol
Antioxidant
Sodium Carrageenan
Emulsion StabilisingGinkgo Biloba Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningIngredients 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 GlycerinSodium Lactate is the sodium salt of lactic acid, an AHA. It is a humectant and sometimes used to adjust the pH of a product.
This ingredient is part of our skin's NMF, or natural moisturizing factor. Our NMF is essential for the hydration of our top skin layers and plasticity of skin. NMF also influences our skin's natural acid mantle and pH, which protects our skin from harmful bacteria.
High percentages of Sodium Lactate can have an exfoliating effect.
Fun fact: Sodium Lactate is produced from fermented sugar.
Learn more about Sodium LactateSodium PCA is the sodium salt of pyroglutamic acid. It is naturally occurring in our skin's natural moisturizing factors where it works to maintain hydration.
The PCA stands for pyrrolidone carboxylic acid, a natural amino acid derivative.
This ingredient has skin conditioning, anti-inflammatory, and humectant properties. Humectants help hydrate your skin by drawing moisture from the air. This helps keep your skin moisturized.
Learn more about Sodium PCA
