What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientCocos Nucifera Oil
MaskingPentaclethra Macroloba Seed Oil
EmollientSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
EmollientSorbitan Stearate
EmulsifyingLecithin
EmollientGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientGlyceryl Undecylenate
EmollientCopernicia Cerifera Wax
Cetearyl Olivate
Sulfated Olive Oil
CleansingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingRosa Damascena Flower Extract
MaskingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingRosa Damascena Flower Oil
MaskingPersea Gratissima Oil
Skin ConditioningSalvia Officinalis Oil
MaskingOenothera Biennis Oil
EmollientTocopherol
AntioxidantWater, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Pentaclethra Macroloba Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Sorbitan Stearate, Lecithin, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Cetearyl Olivate, Sulfated Olive Oil, Xanthan Gum, Rosa Damascena Flower Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Salvia Officinalis Oil, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Tocopherol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinRosa Damascena Flower Oil is an essential oil made from the Damask Rose. It is often used as a fragrance in cosmetics.
Rose Oil has antibacterial and antioxidant properties due to its terpene, glycoside, flavonoid, anthocyanin, and Vitamin C content.
Other major parts of Rose Oil include citronellol and geraniol. Both of these are known EU allergens and cause contact-allergies.
The downsides of this ingredient outweight the positives.
Learn more about Rosa Damascena Flower OilTocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
Learn more about TocopherolXanthan 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