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Water
Skin ConditioningButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Brassica Alcohol
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Coco-Caprylate
Emollient
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Oryza Sativa Bran Extract
Skin Conditioning
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Avena Sativa Kernel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningBrassica Campestris Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Anisate
AntimicrobialSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPolyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Phytic Acid
Potassium Phosphate
BufferingWater, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Brassica Alcohol, Pentylene Glycol, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Coco-Caprylate, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Levulinate, Brassica Campestris Seed Oil, Sodium Anisate, Sodium Hydroxide, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Phytic Acid, Potassium Phosphate
Water
Skin ConditioningParaffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Stearyl Dimethicone
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Dimethicone
Emollient
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientMel
EmollientPvp
Emulsion StabilisingMagnesium Sulfate
Tapioca Starch
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
O-Cymen-5-Ol
Antimicrobial
Polyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Paraffinum Liquidum, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Stearyl Dimethicone, Squalane, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Mel, Pvp, Magnesium Sulfate, Tapioca Starch, Chlorphenesin, O-Cymen-5-Ol, Polyquaternium-51, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Citric Acid
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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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