What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Elaeis Guineensis Oil
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningVerbena Officinalis Extract
EmollientRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Mangifera Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPsidium Guajava Fruit Extract
AstringentHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Litchi Chinensis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningHylocereus Undatus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningOrbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Thiamine Hcl
MaskingBenzyl Glycol
SolventPyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Riboflavin
Cosmetic ColorantMenadione
MaskingBiotin
AntiseborrhoeicCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Malpighia Glabra Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningVaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract
AstringentVaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Skin Protecting
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingPunica Granatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Fragaria Chiloensis Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Elaeis Guineensis Oil, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glyceryl Glucoside, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Panthenol, Propanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Verbena Officinalis Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Mangifera Indica Fruit Extract, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Litchi Chinensis Fruit Extract, Hylocereus Undatus Fruit Extract, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Thiamine Hcl, Benzyl Glycol, Pyridoxine Hcl, Ascorbic Acid, Riboflavin, Menadione, Biotin, Ceramide NP, Malpighia Glabra Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Fragaria Chiloensis Fruit Extract, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
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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