What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Betaine
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Myristyl Myristate
Emollient
Glycyrrhetinic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTriceteareth-4 Phosphate
EmulsifyingGlycol Stearate
Emollient
PEG-2 Stearate
Emulsifying
Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
Absorbent
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Acacia Decurrens/Jojoba/Sunflower Seed Wax Polyglyceryl-3 Esters
EmollientCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
C12-16 Alcohols
EmollientCamelina Sativa Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
O-Cymen-5-Ol
Antimicrobial
Escin
TonicSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Disodium EDTA
Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract
Astringent
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Ammonium Glycyrrhizate
MaskingCentella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Sodium Citrate
BufferingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Betaine, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Pentylene Glycol, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Myristyl Myristate, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Triceteareth-4 Phosphate, Glycol Stearate, PEG-2 Stearate, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Niacinamide, Acacia Decurrens/Jojoba/Sunflower Seed Wax Polyglyceryl-3 Esters, Carbomer, Panthenol, Chlorphenesin, C12-16 Alcohols, Camelina Sativa Seed Oil, O-Cymen-5-Ol, Escin, Sodium Hydroxide, Palmitic Acid, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Disodium EDTA, Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Sodium Citrate, Tocopherol
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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
