What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Glycerin
Humectant
Potassium Myristate
EmulsifyingWater
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Potassium Stearate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Potassium Laurate
EmulsifyingPEG-40 Stearate
Emulsifying
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Parfum
Masking
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Cordyceps Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Phellinus Linteus Extract
Skin ConditioningPhellinus Linteus/Rice Ferment Extract
EmollientPhellodendron Amurense Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningRheum Palmatum Root/Stalk Extract
AstringentScutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract
Skin ConditioningAlthaea Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract
EmollientAnthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Foeniculum Vulgare Leaf Extract
HumectantHouttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower
Skin Conditioning
Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract
TonicRosmarinus Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialBeta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium EDTA
Pyrus Malus Fruit Water
Masking1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin, Potassium Myristate, Water, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Potassium Stearate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Myristic Acid, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Potassium Laurate, PEG-40 Stearate, Lauric Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Parfum, Stearic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Cordyceps Sinensis Extract, Phellinus Linteus Extract, Phellinus Linteus/Rice Ferment Extract, Phellodendron Amurense Bark Extract, Rheum Palmatum Root/Stalk Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract, Althaea Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Foeniculum Vulgare Leaf Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower, Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract, Beta-Glucan, Trisodium EDTA, Pyrus Malus Fruit Water, 1,2-Hexanediol
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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!
Learn more about Water
