What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Citric Acid
Buffering
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Menthoxypropanediol
Masking
Sodium Citrate
BufferingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Sphingolipids
Emollient
Sphingomonas Ferment Extract
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Junos Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Gluconolactone, Glycolic Acid, Glycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Citric Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Decyl Glucoside, Bisabolol, Menthoxypropanediol, Sodium Citrate, Pentylene Glycol, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Sphingolipids, Sphingomonas Ferment Extract, Citrus Junos Fruit Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningHamamelis Virginiana Leaf Water
Astringent
Salvia Officinalis Extract
Antimicrobial
Citrus Medica Limonum Peel Extract
EmollientRosa Canina Fruit Extract
Astringent
Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Extract
RefreshingTuber Melanosporum Extract
HumectantRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
Cleansing
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Inositol
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCoumarin
Perfuming
Water, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Water, Salvia Officinalis Extract, Citrus Medica Limonum Peel Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Extract, Tuber Melanosporum Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Glycerin, Parfum, Sodium Lactate, Sodium PCA, Proline, Niacinamide, Inositol, Panthenol, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, Ethylhexylglycerin, Coumarin
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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!
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