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Ingredients Side-by-side
Sodium Tallowate
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoate
Cleansing
Sodium Palm Kernelate
CleansingWater
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Petrolatum
Emollient
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Sodium Thiosulfate
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Cyclopentadecanone
MaskingPentasodium Pentetate
Tetrasodium Etidronate
Emulsion StabilisingLanolin Alcohol
Emollient
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Sodium Tallowate, Sodium Cocoate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Water, Glycerin, Petrolatum, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Thiosulfate, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Cyclopentadecanone, Pentasodium Pentetate, Tetrasodium Etidronate, Lanolin Alcohol, Beeswax
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Lauramide DEA
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium/Mea-PEG-3 Cocamide Sulfate
Cleansing
Sodium Taurine Cocoyl Methyltaurate
Cleansing
Sodium Lauramido Diacetate
CleansingGlycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantRibes Nigrum Seed Extract
EmollientCitrus Grandis Seed Extract
Astringent
Sodium Glutamate
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Tetrasodium EDTA
Etidronic Acid
Water, Propylene Glycol, Lauramide DEA, Glycol Distearate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium/Mea-PEG-3 Cocamide Sulfate, Sodium Taurine Cocoyl Methyltaurate, Sodium Lauramido Diacetate, Glycosyl Trehalose, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Ribes Nigrum Seed Extract, Citrus Grandis Seed Extract, Sodium Glutamate, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Etidronic Acid
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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!
Learn more about Water
