What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Soy Amino Acids
Skin ConditioningWheat Amino Acids
Skin ConditioningSodium PCA
Humectant
Serine
Masking
Arginine Hcl
Skin ConditioningThreonine
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Soy Protein
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Cystoseira Compressa Extract
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Lupinus Texensis Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningAlanine
Masking
Arginine
Masking
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Glycine
Buffering
Histidine
Humectant
Isoleucine
Skin ConditioningPCA
Humectant
Phenylalanine
Masking
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Valine
MaskingCalcium Gluconate
HumectantCitric Acid
Buffering
Parfum
Masking
Water, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycerin, Soy Amino Acids, Wheat Amino Acids, Sodium PCA, Serine, Arginine Hcl, Threonine, Sodium Lactate, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Benzyl Alcohol, Cystoseira Compressa Extract, Zea Mays Starch, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sodium Benzoate, Gluconolactone, Potassium Sorbate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Lupinus Texensis Seed Extract, Alanine, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Glycine, Histidine, Isoleucine, PCA, Phenylalanine, Proline, Valine, Calcium Gluconate, Citric Acid, Parfum
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Menthol
Masking
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Equisetum Arvense Extract
AstringentAloe Barbadensis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil
Emollient
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Oenothera Biennis Oil
Emollient
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Benzyl Nicotinate
Skin ConditioningPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicArctium Lappa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Apium Graveolens Seed Extract
Antioxidant
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Cholecalciferol
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Ocimum Basilicum Oil
Masking
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Salvia Officinalis Oil
Masking
Silica
Abrasive
Urtica Dioica Extract
AstringentGlycine Soja Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Menthol, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Benzyl Nicotinate, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Biotin, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Glycerin, Apium Graveolens Seed Extract, Retinyl Palmitate, Cholecalciferol, Ascorbic Acid, Ocimum Basilicum Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Salvia Officinalis Oil, Silica, Urtica Dioica Extract
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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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