What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Colloidal Oatmeal 2%
Absorbent
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Olivate
Water
Skin ConditioningCarthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Cocoglycerides
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Hippophae Rhamnoides Seed Oil
Skin Protecting
Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil
Emollient
Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Oil
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSqualane
Emollient
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Laurate
Emollient
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Colloidal Oatmeal 2%, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Cetearyl Olivate, Water, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Sorbitan Olivate, Glycerin, Cocoglycerides, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Tocopherol, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides Seed Oil, Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil, Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Oil, Xanthan Gum, Squalane, Sodium Levulinate, Glyceryl Laurate, Potassium Sorbate
Water
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Lactate
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Petrolatum
Emollient
Steareth-21
CleansingDimethicone
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Steareth-2
EmulsifyingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Ammonium Lactate, Glycerin, Paraffinum Liquidum, Petrolatum, Steareth-21, Dimethicone, Stearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Steareth-2, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol
Reviews
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 Se is a self-emulsifying (SE) form of glyceryl stearate. Self-emusifying means this ingredient automatically blends with water. It is an emulsifier, emollient, and cleansing agent.
As an emulsifier, Glyceryl Stearate Se prevents ingredients such as oil and water from separating. It is also a surfactant, meaning it helps cleanse the skin. Surfactants help gather oil, dirt, and other pollutants so they may be rinsed away easily.
Emollients help your skin stay smooth and soft. It does so by creating a film on top of the skin that helps trap moisture in.
Learn more about Glyceryl Stearate SeWater. 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
