What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPrunus Mume Fruit Water
HumectantCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
Masking1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Phaseolus Radiatus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Isethionate
CleansingGuar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningDextrin
AbsorbentMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningGardenia Florida Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol Laurate
Skin ConditioningSodium Citrate
BufferingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Prunus Mume Fruit Extract
Humectant
Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Skin Protecting
Water, Prunus Mume Fruit Water, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Coconut Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Phaseolus Radiatus Seed Extract, Sodium Isethionate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Dextrin, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Propylene Glycol Laurate, Sodium Citrate, Butylene Glycol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Oryza Sativa Extract, Prunus Mume Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningSucrose Laurate
Emollient
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Fruit Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningSucrose Stearate
EmollientRhodinols
Perfuming
Dimethyl Sulfone
SolventDehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Borago Officinalis Seed Oil
Emollient
Juniperus Mexicana Wood Oil
Perfuming
Cymbopogon Martini Oil
Masking
Cinnamomum Camphora Linalooliferum Wood Oil
Perfuming
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Pelargonium Graveolens Oil
Masking
Eugenia Caryophyllus Bud Oil
Masking
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
Masking
Sucrose Palmitate
EmollientTocopherol
Antioxidant
Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Water, Sucrose Laurate, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Benzyl Alcohol, Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Fruit Ferment Filtrate, Sucrose Stearate, Rhodinols, Dimethyl Sulfone, Dehydroacetic Acid, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Juniperus Mexicana Wood Oil, Cymbopogon Martini Oil, Cinnamomum Camphora Linalooliferum Wood Oil, Retinyl Palmitate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Eugenia Caryophyllus Bud Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Sucrose Palmitate, Tocopherol, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Jojoba Esters, Citronellol, Geraniol, Linalool, CI 77491
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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
