Apivita Natural Cosmetics Aqua Beelicious Oil-Free Hydrating Gel-Cream with Light Texture Versus La Roche-Posay Toleriane Sensitive Fluide
This oil-control moisturizer is formulated around Silica and Panthenol to balance excess oil and hydrate skin.
This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride and Niacinamide to strengthen the skin barrier and calm redness.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
C9-12 Alkane
SolventTriheptanoin
Skin ConditioningSilica
Abrasive
Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
Sorbitol
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Mel
EmollientPropolis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Cistus Incanus Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningIris Versicolor Extract
EmollientNymphaea Coerulea Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningNymphaea Caerulea Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningNelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningRosa Canina Fruit Extract
Astringent
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Lecithin
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Saccharide Hydrolysate
HumectantTocopherol
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Citronellyl Methylcrotonate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Geraniol
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Propanediol, C9-12 Alkane, Triheptanoin, Silica, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Sorbitol, Panthenol, Mel, Propolis Extract, Cistus Incanus Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Iris Versicolor Extract, Nymphaea Coerulea Flower Extract, Nymphaea Caerulea Flower Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Lecithin, Glycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Saccharide Hydrolysate, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Allantoin, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Hydroxyacetophenone, Citronellyl Methylcrotonate, Parfum, Geraniol, Citronellol, Linalool, Limonene
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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 GlycerinPropanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.
It’s often used to:
Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.
Learn more about PropanediolWater. 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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