This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide and Panthenol to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.
This barrier-repair day moisturizer is formulated around Squalane and Lactobionic Acid to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
Emollient
Diethylhexyl Carbonate
EmollientAlpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cetyl Dimethicone
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Olivate
Canola Oil
Emollient
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Sucrose Stearate
EmollientHydrogenated Coco-Glycerides
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Xylitol
Humectant
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Glucose
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Citric Acid
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Diethylhexyl Carbonate, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Dimethicone, Cetyl Dimethicone, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cetearyl Olivate, Canola Oil, Xylitylglucoside, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract, Panthenol, Anhydroxylitol, Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice, Tocopheryl Acetate, Allantoin, Sucrose Stearate, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Glyceryl Stearate, Xylitol, Maltodextrin, Glucose, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Lactobacillus, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate
Water
Skin ConditioningVegetable Oil
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Acetyl Ethylhexyl Polyhydroxystearate
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Acetoxystearate
EmollientLactobionic Acid
Buffering
Urea
Buffering
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Calcium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingSodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Vegetable Oil, Squalane, Glycerin, Jojoba Esters, Acetyl Ethylhexyl Polyhydroxystearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Stearyl Alcohol, Ethylhexyl Acetoxystearate, Lactobionic Acid, Urea, Zinc PCA, Calcium PCA, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Sodium Hydroxide, Tocopherol
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 GlycerinGlyceryl Stearate is made by reacting glycerin with stearic acid (typically sourced from plant oils like palm or coconut). It's an emulsifier, emollient, and mild occlusive.
Emulsifiers help ingredients like oil and water stay mixed so your formula stays nicely blended and uniform in texture.
This ingredient is typically used in concentrations between 1-10%. Studies have found it to be non-sensitizing, non-phototoxic, and non-photoallergenic.
A close cousin of this ingredient is Glyceryl Stearate SE ("self-emulsifying"). This just has a small amount of sodium or potassium stearate added so it can emulsify without a co-emulsifier.
Since this ingredient is an ester of a C18 fatty acid, it may not be fungal acne safe. The Malassezia yeast can potentially metabolize within the C11-C24 range.
Fun fact: The human body also creates Glyceryl Stearate naturally.
Learn more about Glyceryl StearateWater. 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
