What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Water
Masking
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Rhizome/Root Extract
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHamamelis Virginiana Extract
Antiseborrhoeic
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Pisum Sativum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPoloxamer 235
EmulsifyingRetinol
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Sodium Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Epigallocatechin Gallate
Antioxidant
BHT
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
BHA
Antioxidant
Papain
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Water, Cocos Nucifera Water, Niacinamide, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Glycerin, Propanediol, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Rhizome/Root Extract, Xanthan Gum, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Pisum Sativum Seed Extract, Poloxamer 235, Retinol, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Ascorbate, Epigallocatechin Gallate, BHT, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, BHA, Papain, Allantoin, Parfum, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
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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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