What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningZinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Hexyl Laurate
Emollient
Caprylyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Silica
Abrasive
Diethylhexyl Carbonate
EmollientPolyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Disteardimonium Hectorite
Stabilising1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogen Dimethicone
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPolyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Sesquioleate
Emulsifying
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Ricinoleate
Emulsifying
Disodium EDTA
Salvia Officinalis Oil
Masking
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Oil
Masking
Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil
Masking
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
Masking
Juniperus Mexicana Oil
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Myristoyl/Palmitoyl Oxostearamide/Arachamide Mea
Skin ConditioningHouttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Leucine
Skin ConditioningPhenylalanine
Masking
Threonine
Valine
MaskingLysine
Skin ConditioningWater, Zinc Oxide, Hexyl Laurate, Caprylyl Methicone, Butylene Glycol, Silica, Diethylhexyl Carbonate, Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate, Glycerin, Disteardimonium Hectorite, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-3 Ricinoleate, Disodium EDTA, Salvia Officinalis Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Oil, Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Juniperus Mexicana Oil, Allantoin, Myristoyl/Palmitoyl Oxostearamide/Arachamide Mea, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Leucine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Valine, Lysine
Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol
UV Filter
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Citric Acid
Buffering
Polyglycerin-3
Humectant
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingVp/Eicosene Copolymer
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Canola Oil
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Diglycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Myristyl Myristate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Tapioca Starch
Ethylhexyl Triazone
UV Absorber
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Skin Conditioning
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
UV Filter
Ethylhexyl Salicylate
UV Absorber
Phenoxyethyl Caprylate
Water
Skin ConditioningMethylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Hydroxide, Xanthan Gum, Propylene Glycol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Citric Acid, Polyglycerin-3, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Vp/Eicosene Copolymer, Tocopheryl Acetate, Decyl Glucoside, Canola Oil, Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Diglycerin, Propanediol, Myristyl Myristate, Glycerin, Tapioca Starch, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Phenoxyethyl Caprylate, Water
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
