What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Corn Starch
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Pvp
Emulsion StabilisingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
EmulsifyingGlycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Polyquaternium-70
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Citrus Reticulata Peel Oil
Masking
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantLimonene
Perfuming
Citric Acid
Buffering
Citrus Limon Peel Extract
EmollientMalic Acid
Buffering
Saccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingCalcium Gluconate
HumectantArnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Linum Usitatissimum Seed Extract
Perfuming
Olea Europaea Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Panicum Miliaceum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialTilia Tomentosa Bud Extract
Skin ConditioningLinalool
Perfuming
Water, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Pvp, Decyl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Gluconolactone, Polysorbate 20, Lactic Acid, Polyquaternium-70, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Citrus Reticulata Peel Oil, Dipropylene Glycol, Limonene, Citric Acid, Citrus Limon Peel Extract, Malic Acid, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Calcium Gluconate, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Extract, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Panicum Miliaceum Seed Extract, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Seed Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Tilia Tomentosa Bud Extract, Linalool
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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