What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Cucumis Sativus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningViola Odorata Oil
Masking
Pelargonium Graveolens Oil
Masking
Lavandula Hybrida Oil
Emollient
Cymbopogon Martini Oil
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Panthenol, Sodium PCA, Allantoin, Cucumis Sativus Extract, Tocopherol, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Retinyl Palmitate, Camellia Sinensis Extract, Sorbitol, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Viola Odorata Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Cymbopogon Martini Oil
Water
Skin ConditioningHeptyl Glucoside
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Olea Europaea Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Sodium Phytate
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Oil
Masking
Geraniol
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Water, Heptyl Glucoside, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Lactic Acid, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Phytate, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Oil, Geraniol, Citronellol
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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
