What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningUrea
Buffering
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Myristyl Myristate
Emollient
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingDimethicone
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Retinol
Skin Conditioning
Triethyl Citrate
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentPolysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingSodium Citrate
BufferingPolyglyceryl-10 Dipalmitate
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Urea, Lactic Acid, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Myristyl Myristate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sodium Hydroxide, Dimethicone, Squalane, Retinol, Triethyl Citrate, Glycerin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Polysorbate 20, Cellulose Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate, Polyglyceryl-10 Dipalmitate, Ceramide NP, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Phenoxyethanol
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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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