What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
SurfactantLauryl Betaine
CleansingBetaine
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Ficus Carica Fruit Extract
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Propolis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Glycerin, Water, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Lauryl Betaine, Betaine, Pentylene Glycol, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Ficus Carica Fruit Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Propolis Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Madecassoside, Ceramide NP, Ethylhexylglycerin, Panthenol, Linalool, Limonene
Water
Skin ConditioningStearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Olea Europaea Husk Oil
Skin Conditioning
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Cocamide DEA
Emulsifying
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Methyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Parfum
Masking
Methylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
O-Cymen-5-Ol
Antimicrobial
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
BHT
Antioxidant
CI 77289
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Myristic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauric Acid, Olea Europaea Husk Oil, Jojoba Esters, Glycol Distearate, Cocamide DEA, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Methyl Gluceth-20, Alcohol, Parfum, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, O-Cymen-5-Ol, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Disodium EDTA, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Tocopherol, BHT, CI 77289
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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 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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