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Ingredients Side-by-side
Sodium Palmate
CleansingAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoate
Cleansing
Sucrose
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Stearate
CleansingParfum
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil
Masking
Tetrasodium Etidronate
Emulsion StabilisingPentasodium Pentetate
CI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Cucurbita Pepo Seed Oil
Emollient
CI 17200
Cosmetic ColorantWater
Skin ConditioningDisodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingHamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Cocamide Mea
Emulsifying
Octyldodeceth-16
EmulsifyingSodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingCitrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Litchi Chinensis Pericarp Extract
Skin ConditioningPueraria Lobata Root Extract
HumectantLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil
Masking
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Copaifera Officinalis Resin
MaskingArtemisia Absinthium Extract
Skin ConditioningMyrtus Communis Oil
Masking
Rose Flower Oil
Masking
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningCalophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil
Antimicrobial
Ferula Galbaniflua Resin Oil
Antimicrobial
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Trihydroxystearin
Skin Conditioning
Cocamide Methyl Mea
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Menthol
Masking
Propanediol
Solvent
Mannitol
Humectant
Glycyrrhetinic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Ammonium Glycyrrhizate
MaskingZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Disodium EDTA
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycol Distearate, Cocamide Mea, Octyldodeceth-16, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Lauryl Glucoside, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Litchi Chinensis Pericarp Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Copaifera Officinalis Resin, Artemisia Absinthium Extract, Myrtus Communis Oil, Rose Flower Oil, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract, Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil, Ferula Galbaniflua Resin Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Glycerin, Trihydroxystearin, Cocamide Methyl Mea, Panthenol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Menthol, Propanediol, Mannitol, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Zinc Gluconate, Butylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Alcohol, Disodium EDTA, Caffeine, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Limonene, 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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