Benton Shea Butter & Coconut Hand Cream Versus Dear, Klairs Daily Comfort Hand Cream

Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate isn't fungal acne safe.

1,2-Hexanediol is a multi-tasker ingredient. It acts as a preservative to increase shelf-life and can aid other preservatives in preventing microbe growth. 1,2-Hexanediol also helps the skin retain moisture as a humectant.

Tridecane is a lightweight emollient and fragrancing ingredient. It is a paraffin and often called a silicone alternative.

Stearyl Alcohol is a type of fatty alcohol from stearic acid. It is a white, waxy compound used to emulsify ingredients.

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter is a plant lipid from the fruit of the Shea Tree. It is an effective skin hydrator and emollient.

Hydrogenated Lecithin is created from the hydrogenation of lecithin. Hydrogenation is a chemical reaction between molecule hydrogen and another element.

Glyceryl Stearate Citrate is a citric acid ester of glyceryl stearate.

Trehalose is a disaccharide made of two glucose molecules (glucose is sugar!). Trehalose is used to help moisturize skin. It also has antioxidant properties.

Betula Platyphylla Japonica Bark Extract comes from the Asian White birch tree.

Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil is from the seed of the Babassu palm plant. This plant is native to Brazil.

Panthenol (also referred to as pro-vitamin B5) is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin.

Pantolactone is a synthetically created humectant.

Pentylene 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.

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.

Alanine is an amino acid and is already found in the human body.

Arginine is an amino acid that is important for human development. Your body uses is it to produce hair keratin and skin collagen.

Cysteine is an amino acid found in our bodies. It becomes an antioxidant when converted into gluthatione.

Glycine is an amino acid that helps build proteins. It is already present in our skin as our bodies produce them naturally.

We don't have a description for Histidine.

We don't have a description for Isoleucine.

We don't have a description for Leucine.

Lysine is an essential amino acid. Your body is unable to produce it naturally and we mainly get lysine from food sources.

We don't have a description for Methionine.

Phenylalanine is an amino acid. It is a skin soothing and hydrating ingredient. Amino acids play a crucial role in wound healing and skin hydration.

Proline is an amino-acid. It helps moisturize the skin and plays an important role in creating proteins.

Serine is an amino acid naturally found in our body. Our bodies use amino acids to create protein.

Threonine is an amino-acid. It helps hydrate the skin and has antioxidant benefits.

We don't have a description for Tyrosine.

We don't have a description for Valine.

Aspartic Acid is an amino acid that our bodies produce naturally. It is an antioxidant.

Glutamic Acid is an amino acid that is found in all living organisms. Our bodies use this to help nerve cells in the brain communicate with other cells.

Hyaluronic acid is naturally found in healthy skin. It is a humectant, meaning it draws moisture to your skin.

Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid is a form of hyaluronic acid. It is created by the hydrolysis of hyaluronic acid with a high molecular weight. Once created, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid has a low molecular weight.

This ingredient is created by putting sodium hyaluronate through hydrolysis.

This form of hyaluronic acid is produced through fermentation.

We don't have a description for Potassium Hyaluronate.

Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.

Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer is a type of hyaluronic acid. In fact, it is modified version of hyaluronic acid.

Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate is a type of Hyaluronic Acid.

Arachidyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol made from peanut oil. It is an emollient, emulsifier, and thickener.

A type of fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product. They are usually derived from natural fats and oils and therefore do not have the same drying or irritating effect as traditional alcohols.

Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer is a synthetic polymer. It is used to thicken and improve the texture of products.

Tetrasodium EDTA is the salt formed from neutralizing ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid with sodium hydroxide. It is a chelating agent and used to prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This helps keep the product and ingredients stable.

We don't have a description for Tetrasodium Iminodisuccinate.

Tromethamine is an aliphatic compound. An aliphatic compound is an organic compound with open-chained carbon atoms. It is synthetically created. Tromethamine is used to balance pH and improve texture.

Carbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create gel consistency within products.

Behenic Acid is a fatty acid and has moisturizing properties.

Myristic Acid is a saturated fatty acid. It is naturally found in milk fat. Other sources include palm oil, coconut oil, and butter fat.

Stearic Acid is a fatty acid. It is an emollient, emulsifier, and texture enhancer.

Ethylhexylglycerin (we can't pronounce this either) is commonly used as a preservative and skin softener. It is derived from glyceryl.