What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingCoco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
4-T-Butylcyclohexanol
Masking
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingBisabolol
Antioxidant
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Dilinoleic Acid/Butanediol Copolymer
C9-12 Alkane
SolventCastor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Lactic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, 4-T-Butylcyclohexanol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Bisabolol, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Dilinoleic Acid/Butanediol Copolymer, C9-12 Alkane, Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
C32-54 Isoalkane
EmollientC12-18 Alkanoyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Dimethicone
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate
Emulsifying
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ng
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantSucrose Laurate
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, C32-54 Isoalkane, C12-18 Alkanoyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Dimethicone, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Phytosterols, Ceramide Ng, Ceramide As, Ceramide AP, Ceramide NP, Ceramide EOP, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Sucrose Laurate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Stearyl Alcohol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol
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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 GlycerinGlyceryl Stearate is made by reacting glycerin with stearic acid (typically sourced from plant oils like palm or coconut). It's an emulsifier, emollient, and mild occlusive.
Emulsifiers help ingredients like oil and water stay mixed so your formula stays nicely blended and uniform in texture.
This ingredient is typically used in concentrations between 1-10%. Studies have found it to be non-sensitizing, non-phototoxic, and non-photoallergenic.
A close cousin of this ingredient is Glyceryl Stearate SE ("self-emulsifying"). This just has a small amount of sodium or potassium stearate added so it can emulsify without a co-emulsifier.
Since this ingredient is an ester of a C18 fatty acid, it may not be fungal acne safe. The Malassezia yeast can potentially metabolize within the C11-C24 range.
Fun fact: The human body also creates Glyceryl Stearate naturally.
Learn more about Glyceryl StearateWater. 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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