What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Caprylyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingWithania Somnifera Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
Skin Conditioning
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glucosyl Hesperidin
HumectantBiosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningHordeum Distichon Extract
Skin ProtectingCaesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Pod Extract
Helianthus Annuus Sprout Extract
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Fructose
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingWater, Propylene Glycol, Squalane, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Niacinamide, Saccharide Isomerate, Caprylyl Methicone, Pentylene Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Withania Somnifera Root Extract, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Caffeine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glucosyl Hesperidin, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract, Hordeum Distichon Extract, Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Pod Extract, Helianthus Annuus Sprout Extract, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Fructose, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Tocopheryl Acetate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Sodium Gluconate, Parfum, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Bambusa Arundinacea Sap Extract
EmollientLathyrus Odoratus Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCurcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Crocus Sativus Flower Extract
MaskingSantalum Album Oil
Masking
Withania Somnifera Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract
Skin Protecting
Lysimachia Foenum-Graecum Extract
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Olivate
Milk
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Butter
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Persea Gratissima Butter
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Bambusa Arundinacea Sap Extract, Lathyrus Odoratus Flower Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Crocus Sativus Flower Extract, Santalum Album Oil, Withania Somnifera Root Extract, Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract, Lysimachia Foenum-Graecum Extract, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetearyl Olivate, Milk, Glycerin, Butter, Tocopherol, Persea Gratissima Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Ethylhexylglycerin
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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 GlycerinWithania Somnifera Root Extract is also known as Ashwaganda extract. Ashwaganda is an evergreen shrub grown in India, the Middle East, and parts of Africa.
Ashwaganda contains many antioxidant compounds. Antioxidants may help with anti-aging as they neutralize free-radical molecules. These molecules may damage skin cells and DNA. By neutralizing them, antioxidants may help slow the signs of aging.
Other compounds found in ashwaganda include Vitamin C, caffeic acid, and ferulic acid. These three acids are antioxidants but also provide other skin benefits as well.
Ongoing studies show ashwaganda to prevent damage from UV-B radiation.
Ashwaganda root powder has traditionally been used in Indian medicine.
Learn more about Withania Somnifera Root Extract
