What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Ceteareth-20
CleansingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Isododecane
EmollientStearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion Stabilising
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Isostearyl Isostearate
Emollient
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Linalool
Perfuming
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Water, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Parfum, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Ceteareth-20, Phenoxyethanol, Isododecane, Stearyl Alcohol, Palmitic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Stearic Acid, Chlorphenesin, Dimethiconol, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Isostearyl Isostearate, Benzyl Benzoate, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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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