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What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantSodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
AntioxidantSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialMalus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningFerulic Acid
AntimicrobialHamamelis Virginiana Extract
AntiseborrhoeicCamellia Sinensis Flower Extract
PerfumingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
MaskingSalix Alba Bark Extract
AstringentThioctic Acid
AntioxidantUbiquinone
AntioxidantOleic Acid
EmollientLecithin
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Citrate
BufferingCitrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed
PerfumingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Ferulic Acid, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Camellia Sinensis Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Thioctic Acid, Ubiquinone, Oleic Acid, Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Citrate, Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantRosa Canina Seed Oil
EmollientIsoamyl Laurate
EmollientHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientBetaine
HumectantEuterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
EmulsifyingLactobacillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningBakuchiol
AntimicrobialXylityl Sesquicaprylate
AntimicrobialLysolecithin
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingLactobacillus
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
BufferingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeMedicago Sativa Extract
TonicPullulan
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAnhydroxylitol
HumectantMorinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil
MaskingCocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
EmollientPelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
MaskingSilica
AbrasiveTocopherol
AntioxidantSodium Benzoate
MaskingBeta-Sitosterol
Emulsion StabilisingSqualene
EmollientSodium Hydroxide
BufferingGeraniol
PerfumingLimonene
PerfumingLinalool
PerfumingFarnesol
PerfumingCitronellol
PerfumingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Glycerin, Rosa Canina Seed Oil, Isoamyl Laurate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Betaine, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Bakuchiol, Xylityl Sesquicaprylate, Lysolecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Lactobacillus, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Medicago Sativa Extract, Pullulan, Xanthan Gum, Anhydroxylitol, Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Silica, Tocopherol, Sodium Benzoate, Beta-Sitosterol, Squalene, Sodium Hydroxide, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool, Farnesol, Citronellol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceGlycerin (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 GlycerinXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum