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Water
Skin ConditioningPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantOryza Sativa Bran Oil
EmollientButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningRosa Rubiginosa Seed Oil
EmollientSalix Nigra Bark Extract
Skin ProtectingGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientDicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientArachidyl Alcohol
EmollientSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin ConditioningSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningBehenyl Alcohol
EmollientCetyl Palmitate
EmollientArachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingCarrageenan
Sorbitan Olivate
EmulsifyingSorbitan Palmitate
EmulsifyingSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialCitric Acid
BufferingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLevulinic Acid
PerfumingTocopherol
AntioxidantHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientWater, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Glycerin, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Rosa Rubiginosa Seed Oil, Salix Nigra Bark Extract, Glyceryl Stearate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Arachidyl Alcohol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Sodium Levulinate, Behenyl Alcohol, Cetyl Palmitate, Arachidyl Glucoside, Carrageenan, Sorbitan Olivate, Sorbitan Palmitate, Sodium Anisate, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Levulinic Acid, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingNiacinamide
SmoothingMacadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
EmollientPEG-50 Shea Butter
EmulsifyingLimnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin ConditioningSqualane
EmollientCarbomer
Emulsion Stabilising1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningTromethamine
BufferingPanthenol
Skin ConditioningSodium Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingErythritol
HumectantTrehalose
HumectantBetaine
HumectantButylene Glycol
HumectantCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingAdenosine
Skin ConditioningLavandula Spica Flower Oil
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingOzonized Olive Oil
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingOrange Roughy Oil
Skin ConditioningMadecassoside
AntioxidantBiosaccharide Gum-1
HumectantAsiaticoside
AntioxidantMalt Extract
Skin ProtectingAsiatic Acid
Skin ConditioningButter Extract
EmollientGlycyrrhiza Glabra Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCeramide AP
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
MaskingLinoleic Acid
CleansingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantLinolenic Acid
CleansingCetyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Niacinamide, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, PEG-50 Shea Butter, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Squalane, Carbomer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tromethamine, Panthenol, Sodium Carbomer, Erythritol, Trehalose, Betaine, Butylene Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Adenosine, Lavandula Spica Flower Oil, Xanthan Gum, Ozonized Olive Oil, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Orange Roughy Oil, Madecassoside, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Asiaticoside, Malt Extract, Asiatic Acid, Butter Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Leaf Extract, Ceramide AP, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Linoleic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Linolenic 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 GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateXanthan 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