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Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningPalau White Clay
HumectantAgathis Australis Resin
Glycerin
HumectantOryza Sativa Bran Oil
EmollientHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientRicinus Communis Seed Oil
MaskingBetaine
HumectantCetearyl Olivate
Potassium Palmitate
EmulsifyingTerminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
AntioxidantSorbitan Olivate
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientHydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningMicrocitrus Australis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningMicrocitrus Australasica Fruit Extract
Citrus Glauca Fruit Extract
HumectantGluconolactone
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
MaskingCalcium Gluconate
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
BufferingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Palau White Clay, Agathis Australis Resin, Glycerin, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Betaine, Cetearyl Olivate, Potassium Palmitate, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Sorbitan Olivate, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Microcitrus Australis Fruit Extract, Microcitrus Australasica Fruit Extract, Citrus Glauca Fruit Extract, Gluconolactone, Sodium Benzoate, Calcium Gluconate, Xanthan Gum, 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 GlycerinTerminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract is from the Kakadu plum. The Kakadu plum is native to northern Australia. The Kakadu plum holds the record for having the highest amount of natural vitamin C.
This ingredient is an antioxidant. Antioxidants help fight free-radical molecules. Free-radical molecules are capable of damaging our cells and other genetic material. Antioxidants help stabilize free-radicals and thus may reduce the signs of aging.
The high vitamin C content of Kakadu plum also helps lighten skin. Vitamin C has been shown to block the process of skin darkening that leads to hyperpigmentation.
Kakadu plums have been used by indigenous cultures as medicine to help treat colds and as an antiseptic.
Learn more about Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract