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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 ConditioningHomosalate
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Octocrylene
UV Absorber
Glycerin
Humectant
Ethylhexyl Salicylate
UV Absorber
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Diisopropyl Adipate
EmollientStearic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingPalmitic Acid
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Triethanolamine
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Parfum
Masking
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantSodium Palmitoyl Proline
Skin ConditioningLinalool
Perfuming
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Limonene
Perfuming
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Prunus Cerasus Extract
Antioxidant
Rosa Centifolia Extract
Skin ConditioningNymphaea Alba Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Homosalate, Propylene Glycol, Octocrylene, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octyldodecanol, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Diisopropyl Adipate, Stearic Acid, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Palmitic Acid, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Triethanolamine, Phenoxyethanol, Cetyl Alcohol, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Tocopherol, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Myristic Acid, Parfum, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Palmitoyl Proline, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Butylene Glycol, Limonene, Benzyl Alcohol, Prunus Cerasus Extract, Rosa Centifolia Extract, Nymphaea Alba Flower 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.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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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