What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Dimethicone
Emollient
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPiroctone Olamine
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Tea-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate
CleansingTea-Sulfate
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Acrylamidopropyltrimonium Chloride/Acrylamide Copolymer
Poloxamer 407
EmulsifyingLaureth-23
Cleansing
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Laureth-4
Emulsifying
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
PPG-9
Skin ConditioningMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
CI 74160
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Dimethiconol, Parfum, Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate, Carbomer, Piroctone Olamine, Citric Acid, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Glycerin, Tea-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Tea-Sulfate, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Acrylamidopropyltrimonium Chloride/Acrylamide Copolymer, Poloxamer 407, Laureth-23, Mica, Phenoxyethanol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Laureth-4, Titanium Dioxide, PPG-9, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, CI 74160
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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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