What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantSodium Hydroxide
BufferingGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningRetinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingElettaria Cardamomum Seed Extract
Perfuming
Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningMalachite Extract
Antioxidant
Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae Extract
HumectantAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract
Emulsion Stabilising
Citrus Limon Peel Extract
EmollientCucumis Melo Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Santalum Album Wood Extract
Perfuming
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Cananga Odorata Flower Extract
Perfuming
Citrus Grandis Peel Extract
Astringent
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Rose Extract
Skin ConditioningRubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentCarbomer/Papain Crosspolymer
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract
Astringent
Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Grandis Fruit Extract
Astringent
Coffea Arabica Seed Extract
Masking
Garcinia Mangostana Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningMorinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPunica Granatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSalix Alba Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Butylene Glycol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Carbomer, Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Extract, Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Ferment Extract, Malachite Extract, Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract, Citrus Limon Peel Extract, Cucumis Melo Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Santalum Album Wood Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Cananga Odorata Flower Extract, Citrus Grandis Peel Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Rose Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Carbomer/Papain Crosspolymer, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Citrus Grandis Fruit Extract, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract, Garcinia Mangostana Fruit Extract, Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Potassium Sorbate, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Alcohol, Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract, Salix Alba 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!
Learn more about Water
