What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Dihydroxyacetone
Skin ConditioningHyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Hamamelis Virginiana Extract
Antiseborrhoeic
Camellia Sinensis Flower Extract
Perfuming
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Punica Granatum Extract
AstringentRosmarinus Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed
Perfuming
Citrus Grandis Peel Oil
Masking
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Dihydroxyacetone, Hyaluronic Acid, Glycerin, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Camellia Sinensis Flower Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Lactic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Dihydroxyacetone
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Heptyl Undecylenate
EmollientArgania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Argan Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters
Emollient
Centella Asiatica Meristem Cell Culture
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Algin
Caprylic/Capric Glycerides Polyglyceryl-10 Esters
EmollientSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Chlorella Vulgaris Extract
Skin ConditioningHibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Maris Aqua
HumectantPolyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingCyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Propanediol, Dihydroxyacetone, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Heptyl Undecylenate, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Argan Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters, Centella Asiatica Meristem Cell Culture, Hydrolyzed Algin, Caprylic/Capric Glycerides Polyglyceryl-10 Esters, Sodium Hyaluronate, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Cetearyl Glucoside, Alcohol Denat., Maris Aqua, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum, Xanthan Gum, Parfum, Gluconolactone, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract comes from the Chamomile flower.
Chamomile is rich in antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory properties. Several compounds found in chamomile help with soothing, such as bisbolol.
Antioxidant components in chamomile make it an effective ingredient to help slow the signs of aging. Antioxidants help fight free-radical molecules, or molecules that may damage your skin.
Essential oils from chamomile have been found to improve wound healing due to its antimicrobial properties.
Ancient Greeks and Egyptians used Chamomile to treat skin redness and dryness. Chamomile has also been used to help treat stomach issues.
Learn more about Chamomilla Recutita Flower ExtractDihydroxyacetone, or DHA, is the active ingredient in self-tanners.
It's a simply sugar that reacts with the free amino acids in your outermost layer of skin to produce brown-colored compounds called melanoidins.
DHA does not penetrate living skin cells, does not interact with melanocytes, and does not affect actualy melanin production.
There's a "safety controversy" that largely stems from misinterpreted studies:
Once concern is that DHA can generate unstable molecules that can damage cells (free radicals) when exposed to sunlight. This only happens in the outermost layer of dead skin cells and wearing SPF on top takes care of it.
The DNA damage claim comes from lab studies that doused living skin cells in much higher concentrations of DHA than you'd ever find in a self-tanner. That's not really a meaningful comparison to putting self-tanning lotion on your skin.
Regulatory bodies around the world, including the EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) and the U.S. FDA consider it safe for use in cosmetics when applied topically (maximum 10%, and most self-tanners contain between 3-5%).
Learn more about DihydroxyacetoneGlycerin (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 Glycerin
