What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Ferulic Acid
Antimicrobial
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Thioctic Acid
Antioxidant
Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningArgania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Brassica Oleracea Italica Seed Oil
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Sunflower Seed Oil Glycerides
Emollient
Oleic Acid
Emollient
Superoxide Dismutase
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum
Emulsion StabilisingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Citrate
BufferingCitrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed
Perfuming
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Ascorbic Acid, Ferulic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Thioctic Acid, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Brassica Oleracea Italica Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sunflower Seed Oil Glycerides, Oleic Acid, Superoxide Dismutase, Xanthan Gum, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum, Tocopherol, Sodium Citrate, Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
2,3-Butanediol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientCitrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Eclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Tromethamine
BufferingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Water, Propanediol, Glycereth-26, Glycerin, Niacinamide, 2,3-Butanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Tromethamine, Glyceryl Stearate, Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Polyquaternium-51, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Parfum, Benzyl Benzoate
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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 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
