What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Dimethicone
Emollient
Isododecane
EmollientCoco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Vinyl Dimethicone/Lauryl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Polysilicone-11
Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer
Glycerin
Humectant
Sea Water
HumectantCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
EmulsifyingSilica
Abrasive
Water
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Dimethicone, Isododecane, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Vinyl Dimethicone/Lauryl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polysilicone-11, Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer, Glycerin, Sea Water, Caprylyl Glycol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Silica, Water, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Malus Domestica Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Nymphaea Caerulea Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
C12-14 Alketh-12
EmulsifyingBetaine
Humectant
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPvp
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantBakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Trisodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Niacinamide, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Malus Domestica Fruit Extract, Nymphaea Caerulea Flower Extract, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, C12-14 Alketh-12, Betaine, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Pvp, Hydroxyacetophenone, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Adenosine, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Bakuchiol, Propylene Glycol, Trisodium EDTA, Parfum
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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!
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