What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningOctocrylene
UV Absorber
Dibutyl Adipate
EmollientEthylhexyl Salicylate
UV Absorber
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol
UV Filter
Glycerin
Humectant
Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone
UV Absorber
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Skin Conditioning
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Vp/Eicosene Copolymer
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Biosaccharide Gum-4
Skin Conditioning
Methylsilanol Mannuronate
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Acetyl Tyrosine
Skin ConditioningRiboflavin
Cosmetic ColorantAchillea Millefolium Extract
CleansingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCitric Acid
Buffering
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Methylparaben
Preservative
Tetrasodium EDTA
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol
Preservative
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Sulfite
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Water, Octocrylene, Dibutyl Adipate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Glycerin, Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Paraffinum Liquidum, Alcohol Denat., Vp/Eicosene Copolymer, Niacinamide, Biosaccharide Gum-4, Methylsilanol Mannuronate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Acetyl Tyrosine, Riboflavin, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Carbomer, Citric Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Parfum, Decyl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Methylparaben, Tetrasodium EDTA, Sorbic Acid, 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol, Propylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Sulfite, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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!
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