What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Salvia Haenkei Water
EmollientHamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Glycerin
Humectant
Laminaria Digitata Extract
Skin Protecting
Hydrolyzed Yeast
Skin ConditioningMacrocystis Pyrifera Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Essential Oil Blend
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil
Masking
Vetiveria Zizanoides Root Oil
Masking
Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed
Perfuming
Salvia Officinalis Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Salvia Haenkei Water, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Glycerin, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Hydrolyzed Yeast, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Xanthan Gum, Hyaluronic Acid, Essential Oil Blend, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil, Vetiveria Zizanoides Root Oil, Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed, Salvia Officinalis Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Squalane
Emollient
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Sodium Bicarbonate
Abrasive
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingMyristyl Glucoside
CleansingPolyglyceryl-6 Laurate
Emulsifying
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Eugenol
Perfuming
Pelargonium Graveolens Oil
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Water, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Squalane, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium PCA, Lauryl Glucoside, Myristyl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate, Beta-Glucan, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Citronellol, Eugenol, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil
Ingredients 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 GlycerinXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
