What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Phytosteryl Canola Glycerides
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Lauryl Lactate
EmollientCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans
HumectantMagnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingCetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Ornithine
Skin ConditioningTrifluoroacetyl Tripeptide-2
Skin Conditioning
Teprenone
Skin ConditioningAcetyl Tetrapeptide-9
Skin Conditioning
Yeast Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycolipids
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Soy Protein
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein
Skin ConditioningMethylsilanol Mannuronate
Skin ConditioningHyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Plankton Extract
Skin ConditioningSpirulina Maxima Extract
SmoothingFucus Serratus Extract
Skin ProtectingSea Whip Extract
Skin ConditioningLaminaria Digitata Extract
Skin Protecting
Palmaria Palmata Extract
Skin ProtectingSaccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Himanthalia Elongata Extract
Skin Protecting
Ulva Lactuca Extract
Skin ConditioningSilanetriol
Glycogen
HumectantTocopherol
Antioxidant
Methylpropanediol
SolventButylene Glycol
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPropanediol
Solvent
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Dextran
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Mannitol
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Levulinic Acid
Perfuming
P-Anisic Acid
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Phytosteryl Canola Glycerides, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Lauryl Lactate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Squalane, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Phospholipids, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Cetearyl Glucoside, Benzyl Alcohol, Ornithine, Trifluoroacetyl Tripeptide-2, Teprenone, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9, Yeast Extract, Glycolipids, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein, Methylsilanol Mannuronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Plankton Extract, Spirulina Maxima Extract, Fucus Serratus Extract, Sea Whip Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Palmaria Palmata Extract, Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate, Himanthalia Elongata Extract, Ulva Lactuca Extract, Silanetriol, Glycogen, Tocopherol, Methylpropanediol, Butylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Propanediol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Dehydroacetic Acid, Dextran, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Mannitol, Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Levulinic Acid, P-Anisic Acid, Potassium Sorbate
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 GlycerinWater. 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
