What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Arginine
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningAspartic Acid
Masking
PCA
Humectant
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Anisate
AntimicrobialGlycine
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Serine
Masking
Valine
MaskingProline
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Isoleucine
Skin ConditioningHistidine
Humectant
Phenylalanine
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Isopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Triolein
Skin Conditioning
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
EmulsifyingBehentrimonium Chloride
Preservative
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Hydroxystearic Acid
Cleansing
Menthol
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Sodium Phytate
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Isopropyl Palmitate, Niacinamide, Triolein, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Behentrimonium Chloride, Stearic Acid, Polysorbate 20, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Hydroxystearic Acid, Menthol, Citric Acid, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Parfum
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
