What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Zea Mays Starch
AbsorbentCI 77004
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Bicarbonate
AbrasiveSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
CleansingSodium Lauroyl Glutamate
Citric Acid
BufferingSodium Polyacrylate
AbsorbentDiglycerin
HumectantAllantoin
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
AbsorbentPapain
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Powder
Oryza Sativa Lees Extract
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Bran Water
MaskingButylene Glycol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningAscorbic Acid
AntioxidantAlpha-Arbutin
AntioxidantGlucose
HumectantOryza Sativa Extract
AbsorbentProtease
ExfoliatingDipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantTartaric Acid
BufferingLactic Acid
BufferingOryza Sativa Seed Protein
AntioxidantHydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientZea Mays Starch, CI 77004, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Citric Acid, Sodium Polyacrylate, Diglycerin, Allantoin, Water, Maltodextrin, Papain, Oryza Sativa Powder, Oryza Sativa Lees Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran Water, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ceramide NP, Ascorbic Acid, Alpha-Arbutin, Glucose, Oryza Sativa Extract, Protease, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Tartaric Acid, Lactic Acid, Oryza Sativa Seed Protein, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Caprylyl Glycol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientCetearyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingSesamum Indicum Seed Oil
EmollientWithania Somnifera Extract
Skin ConditioningNelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
HumectantHemidesmus Indicus Root Powder
Skin ConditioningMesua Ferrea Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningElettaria Cardamomum Seed Oil
MaskingAmomum Subulatum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningSolanum Lycocarpum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSolanum Indicum Root Powder
Skin ConditioningCorallina Officinalis Powder
Terminalia Bellerica Fruit
AstringentTerminalia Chebula Extract
AstringentCyperus Rotundus Tuber Extract
Skin ConditioningPrunus Cerasoides Extract
Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract
Skin ProtectingGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientOryza Sativa Powder
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
EmulsifyingPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin ConditioningDehydroacetic Acid
PreservativeBenzyl Alcohol
PerfumingAcacia Senegal Gum
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTocopherol
AntioxidantPelargonium Graveolens Oil
MaskingSodium Benzoate
MaskingFermented Vegetable
EmollientWater, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Withania Somnifera Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Hemidesmus Indicus Root Powder, Mesua Ferrea Seed Extract, Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Oil, Amomum Subulatum Seed Extract, Solanum Lycocarpum Fruit Extract, Solanum Indicum Root Powder, Corallina Officinalis Powder, Terminalia Bellerica Fruit, Terminalia Chebula Extract, Cyperus Rotundus Tuber Extract, Prunus Cerasoides Extract, Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract, Glyceryl Stearate, Oryza Sativa Powder, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Acacia Senegal Gum, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Fermented Vegetable
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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 GlycerinOryza Sativa Powder is created by grinding dried seeds of rice, Oryza Sativa.
It is used to add volume and increase the thickness of a product. This ingredient may also have mildly exfoliating properties.
Rice contains numerous antioxidants which may help with anti-aging, such as vitamin E.
Learn more about Oryza Sativa PowderWater. 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!
Learn more about Water