What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-2 Stearate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Octyldodecyl Oleate
Emollient
Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate
Emollient
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Psidium Guajava Leaf Extract
AstringentSaccharomyces Lysate Extract
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate
Skin Conditioning
Gigartina Stellata Extract
Skin ProtectingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Octyldodecyl Oleate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Octyldodecanol, Propanediol, Psidium Guajava Leaf Extract, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Glycerin, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate, Gigartina Stellata Extract, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Cocoyl/Stearoyl (Alanine/Arginine/Asparagine/Aspartic Acid/Glutamic Acid/Glutamine/Glycine/Histidine/Isoleucine/Leucine/Lysine/Phenylalanine/Proline/Serine/Threonine/Tyrosine/Valine)
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Hedychium Coronarium Root Extract
MaskingTripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Polygonum Aviculare Extract
EmollientHoney
Humectant
Nonapeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Heptapeptide-4
Humectant
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Sea Whip Extract
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Aminobutyric Acid
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Thioctic Acid
Antioxidant
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Bacillus
Skin ConditioningPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Lecithin
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Dextran
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Cocoyl/Stearoyl (Alanine/Arginine/Asparagine/Aspartic Acid/Glutamic Acid/Glutamine/Glycine/Histidine/Isoleucine/Leucine/Lysine/Phenylalanine/Proline/Serine/Threonine/Tyrosine/Valine), Glycerin, Hedychium Coronarium Root Extract, Tripeptide-1, Polygonum Aviculare Extract, Honey, Nonapeptide-1, Acetyl Heptapeptide-4, Phytosphingosine, Sea Whip Extract, Niacinamide, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Aminobutyric Acid, Adenosine, Thioctic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Bacillus, Polysorbate 20, Allantoin, Caprylyl Glycol, Lecithin, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Dextran, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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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