What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Milk Protein Extract
Glycerin
Humectant
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Styrene/Vp Copolymer
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningNelumbo Nucifera Extract
Skin ConditioningSophora Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ProtectingFreesia Refracta Extract
Skin ConditioningLilium Tigrinum Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningLeontopodium Alpinum Extract
Skin ConditioningHouttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Saussurea Involucrata Extract
HumectantChrysanthemum Zawadskii Extract
Skin ConditioningBellis Perennis Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Caulerpa Lentillifera Extract
Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Carica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Paradisi Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingPrunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningMilk Protein Extract, Glycerin, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Styrene/Vp Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Disodium EDTA, Parfum, Water, Nelumbo Nucifera Extract, Sophora Japonica Flower Extract, Freesia Refracta Extract, Lilium Tigrinum Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Saussurea Involucrata Extract, Chrysanthemum Zawadskii Extract, Bellis Perennis Flower Extract, Allantoin, Benzyl Benzoate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Beta-Glucan, Caulerpa Lentillifera Extract, Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Prunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract
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
