What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Isostearyl Isostearate
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingSqualane
Emollient
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialWater, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Isostearyl Isostearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Panthenol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Niacinamide, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Sclerotium Gum, Squalane, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Ceramide NP, Citric Acid, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf 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!
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