What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Brassica Alcohol
Emollient
Rosa Canina Seed Extract
EmollientOenothera Biennis Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
C12-16 Alcohols
EmollientSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Kaolin
Abrasive
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingOrmenis Multicaulis Oil
Masking
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentCoconut Acid
Cleansing
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingDehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningSodium Isethionate
CleansingTetrasodium Pyrophosphate
BufferingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Brassica Alcohol, Rosa Canina Seed Extract, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Glycerin, C12-16 Alcohols, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Benzyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Behenyl Alcohol, Kaolin, Xanthan Gum, Ormenis Multicaulis Oil, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Coconut Acid, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Cellulose Gum, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Isethionate, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Tocopherol, Linalool, Limonene
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingCocoyl Methyl Glucamide
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Sorbitan Caprylate
EmulsifyingBenzoic Acid
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Rosa Damascena Extract
MaskingRosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Propanediol, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Cocoyl Methyl Glucamide, Allantoin, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Bisabolol, Sorbic Acid, Sorbitan Caprylate, Benzoic Acid, Citric Acid, Rosa Damascena Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Sodium Hydroxide
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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 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!
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