What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Vegetable Oil
Skin Conditioning
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Isosorbide Dicaprylate
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Dicetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Vinifera Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Pistacia Lentiscus Gum
MaskingOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Propolis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Salvia Sclarea Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil
Masking
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Lecithin
Emollient
Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Ceteth-20 Phosphate
CleansingSodium Acrylates Copolymer
Methylglucoside Phosphate
Skin ConditioningCopper Lysinate/Prolinate
Skin ConditioningCetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Citronellyl Methylcrotonate
Masking
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingParfum
Masking
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Vegetable Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Isosorbide Dicaprylate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dicetyl Phosphate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Vitis Vinifera Leaf Extract, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Pistacia Lentiscus Gum, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Propolis Extract, Panthenol, Salvia Sclarea Oil, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Lecithin, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Sclerotium Gum, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ceteth-20 Phosphate, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Methylglucoside Phosphate, Copper Lysinate/Prolinate, Cetyl Palmitate, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Disodium EDTA, Citronellyl Methylcrotonate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum, Benzyl Alcohol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citronellol, Benzyl Salicylate, Geraniol, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Propanediol
Solvent
PEG-6
HumectantPEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Methyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Vitreoscilla Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Water, Niacinamide, Propanediol, PEG-6, PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin, Glycerin, Methyl Gluceth-20, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Carbomer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Citric Acid, Vitreoscilla Ferment, Caprylyl Glycol, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Maltodextrin, Butylene Glycol
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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!
Learn more about Water
