What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-2 Stearate
Emulsifying
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Olea Europaea Husk Oil
Skin Conditioning
Lauramide DEA
Potassium Lauroyl Glutamate
CleansingAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Potassium Chloride
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingParfum
Masking
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
O-Cymen-5-Ol
Antimicrobial
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingLactic Acid
Buffering
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Saxifraga Sarmentosa Extract
Skin ConditioningCI 77288
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Palmitic Acid, Butylene Glycol, PEG-2 Stearate, Myristic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauric Acid, Olea Europaea Husk Oil, Lauramide DEA, Potassium Lauroyl Glutamate, Alcohol, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Tocopheryl Acetate, O-Cymen-5-Ol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Tocopherol, Sodium Chloride, Lactic Acid, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Saxifraga Sarmentosa Extract, CI 77288, CI 77492
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
PEG-8
HumectantPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Trehalose
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids
CleansingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium PCA
Humectant
Salicylic Acid
Masking
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
Emulsifying
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Tetrasodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, PEG-8, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Trehalose, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Madecassoside, Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids, Sodium Benzoate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium PCA, Salicylic Acid, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Allantoin, Disodium EDTA, Tetrasodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin
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 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
