What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSalix Nigra Bark Extract
Skin ProtectingGlycerin
Humectant
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Coco-Caprylate
Emollient
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Silica
Abrasive
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Zinc Hydrolyzed Hyaluronate
HumectantZinc Sulfate
Antimicrobial
Hydrolyzed Algin
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Sorbitan Palmitate
Emulsifying
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Anisate
AntimicrobialLevulinic Acid
Perfuming
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Water, Salix Nigra Bark Extract, Glycerin, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Coco-Caprylate, Cetearyl Glucoside, Silica, Sorbitan Olivate, Zinc Hydrolyzed Hyaluronate, Zinc Sulfate, Hydrolyzed Algin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Xanthan Gum, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Palmitate, Tocopherol, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Levulinate, Citric Acid, Sodium Anisate, Levulinic Acid, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Protease
Exfoliating
Betaine
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract
AstringentVaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract
AstringentVaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Skin Protecting
Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentSambucus Nigra Fruit Extract
AstringentXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Fructan
Skin ConditioningStyrene/Vp Copolymer
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Protease, Betaine, Panthenol, Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract, Xanthan Gum, Allantoin, Beta-Glucan, Fructan, Styrene/Vp Copolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pentylene Glycol, Caprylyl 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
