What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Salicylic Acid 0.5%
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Methyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
PPG-10 Cetyl Ether
Skin Conditioning
Bis-Phenylpropyl Dimethicone
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycine Soja Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Isoceteth-20
EmulsifyingPolyacrylamide
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingC13-14 Isoparaffin
Emollient
Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingParfum
Masking
Laureth-7
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
BHT
Antioxidant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Salicylic Acid 0.5%, Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Methyl Gluceth-20, PPG-10 Cetyl Ether, Bis-Phenylpropyl Dimethicone, Arachidyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Glycerin, Isoceteth-20, Polyacrylamide, Cetearyl Glucoside, Arachidyl Glucoside, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Parfum, Laureth-7, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
Emollient
PEG-50 Shea Butter
Emulsifying
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion Stabilising1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Tromethamine
BufferingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingErythritol
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Lavandula Spica Flower Oil
Masking
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingOzonized Olive Oil
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingOrange Roughy Oil
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Malt Extract
Skin ProtectingAsiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Butter Extract
Emollient
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCeramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Linolenic Acid
Cleansing
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Niacinamide, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, PEG-50 Shea Butter, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Squalane, Carbomer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tromethamine, Panthenol, Sodium Carbomer, Erythritol, Trehalose, Betaine, Butylene Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Adenosine, Lavandula Spica Flower Oil, Xanthan Gum, Ozonized Olive Oil, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Orange Roughy Oil, Madecassoside, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Asiaticoside, Malt Extract, Asiatic Acid, Butter Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Leaf Extract, Ceramide AP, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Linoleic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Linolenic 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.
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