What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHomosalate
Skin Conditioning
Coco-Caprylate
Emollient
Octocrylene
UV Absorber
Tribehenin PEG-20 Esters
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Ethylhexyl Salicylate
UV Absorber
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Silica
Abrasive
Squalane
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingMicrocrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentSodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Carrageenan
Emulsion StabilisingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sea Salt
Abrasive
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Beta-Carotene
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Water, Homosalate, Coco-Caprylate, Octocrylene, Tribehenin PEG-20 Esters, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Silica, Squalane, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Benzyl Alcohol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Glycine Soja Oil, Panthenol, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Carrageenan, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Sea Salt, Lactic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Beta-Carotene, Potassium Sorbate, Linalool, Limonene, Geraniol
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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 GlycerinSodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideWater. 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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