What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil
Emollient
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
SurfactantSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Bentonite
Absorbent
Sodium Anisate
AntimicrobialTocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil Expressed
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hypericum Perforatum Extract
AntimicrobialRubus Chamaemorus Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Phytate
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glycerin, Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil, Alcohol, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Sodium Levulinate, Palmitic Acid, Bentonite, Sodium Anisate, Tocopherol, Sodium PCA, Glyceryl Caprylate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil Expressed, Limonene, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Hypericum Perforatum Extract, Rubus Chamaemorus Fruit Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Phytate, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate
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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
