What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningRicinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emollient
PEG-20 Stearate
Emulsifying
Ceteareth-20
CleansingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Coco-Caprylate
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Fusanus Spicatus Wood Oil
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Euphorbia Cerifera Wax
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Copernicia Cerifera Wax
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Oil
Masking
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Copper PCA
HumectantOrmenis Multicaulis Oil
Masking
Sodium Citrate
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCitrus Tangerina Peel Oil
Masking
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Farnesol
Perfuming
Eugenol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Glycerin, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, PEG-20 Stearate, Ceteareth-20, Glyceryl Stearate, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Coco-Caprylate, Phenoxyethanol, Fusanus Spicatus Wood Oil, Disodium EDTA, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Bisabolol, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Zinc PCA, Benzoic Acid, Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Oil, Decyl Glucoside, Dehydroacetic Acid, Copper PCA, Ormenis Multicaulis Oil, Sodium Citrate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citrus Tangerina Peel Oil, Pentylene Glycol, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Farnesol, Eugenol, Linalool, Limonene
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingMyristyl Myristate
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Capryloyl Glycine
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Glycerin, Squalane, Dimethicone, Zea Mays Starch, Niacinamide, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Myristyl Myristate, Stearic Acid, Ceramide NP, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Sodium Hydroxide, Myristic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Capryloyl Glycine, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum
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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 GlycerinStearic Acid is a fatty acid that is already found in your skin. It's one of the free fatty acids that works alongside ceramides and cholesterols to maintain your barrier.
In cosmetics, it is a multitasker:
Safety-wise, the CIR Expert Panel has concluded it to be safe in cosmetics when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing.
Free stearic acid is a C18 fatty acid that the Malassezia yeast can substrate, so this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Stearic AcidWater. 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
