What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningEthylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Isopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Isostearyl Isostearate
Emollient
Triethanolamine
BufferingMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil 1%
Antioxidant
4-Terpineol
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Ceteareth-20
CleansingPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Distarch Phosphate
AbsorbentCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Caproyl/Lauroyl Lactylate
AntimicrobialAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPropylene Glycol Isostearate
Skin Conditioning
Dibutyl Adipate
EmollientBeheneth-10
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTetrasodium Iminodisuccinate
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Isopropyl Myristate, Glycerin, Cetyl Palmitate, Isostearyl Isostearate, Triethanolamine, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil 1%, 4-Terpineol, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Ceteareth-20, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Distarch Phosphate, Carbomer, Sodium Caproyl/Lauroyl Lactylate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Propylene Glycol Isostearate, Dibutyl Adipate, Beheneth-10, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrasodium Iminodisuccinate, Limonene, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauryl Betaine
CleansingButylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-100 Stearate
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water
AntimicrobialSodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantSodium Chloride
MaskingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCalamine
AbsorbentGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Glycyrrhizinate
Skin ConditioningArtemisia Vulgaris Extract
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Centella Asiatica Extract, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Lauric Acid, Myristic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauryl Betaine, Butylene Glycol, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Beeswax, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Salicylic Acid, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Hydroxyacetophenone, Mentha Piperita Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Disodium EDTA, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Calamine, Gluconolactone, Citric Acid, Potassium Glycyrrhizinate, Artemisia Vulgaris Extract, Madecassoside, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic 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 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
