What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientPropanediol
Solvent
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingGlycereth-26
Humectant
Tromethamine
BufferingGlyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningEucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Zea Mays Kernel Extract
Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Limonene
Perfuming
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Water
MaskingCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Fructan
Skin ConditioningHouttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glucose
Humectant
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Caprylyl Methicone, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Propanediol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Glycereth-26, Tromethamine, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Disodium EDTA, Zea Mays Kernel Extract, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Limonene, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract, Chamaecyparis Obtusa Water, Centella Asiatica Extract, Fructan, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Glucose, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetyl Dimethicone
Emollient
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Dimethicone Crosspolymer-3
Skin Conditioning
Glycolipids
Skin ConditioningGlycosphingolipids
EmollientSpent Grain Wax
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ceteth-20
CleansingCitric Acid
Buffering
PEG-75 Stearate
Surfactant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Citrate
BufferingSodium Polyacrylate Starch
AbsorbentSteareth-20
CleansingParfum
Masking
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Niacinamide, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Dimethicone, Saccharide Isomerate, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Dimethicone Crosspolymer-3, Glycolipids, Glycosphingolipids, Spent Grain Wax, Tocopherol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ceteth-20, Citric Acid, PEG-75 Stearate, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Polyacrylate Starch, Steareth-20, Parfum
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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 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!
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