What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningVigna Radiata Seed Extract 30%
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantPolyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
EmulsifyingGlycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Decylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningLaurylpyridinium Chloride
AntimicrobialSodium Citrate
BufferingRosmarinus Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialCymbopogon Schoenanthus Extract
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
CleansingLavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
Cleansing
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningLevulinic Acid
Perfuming
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Vigna Radiata Seed Extract 30%, Dipropylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Panthenol, Caprylyl Glycol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Decylene Glycol, Laurylpyridinium Chloride, Sodium Citrate, Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Sodium Levulinate, Levulinic Acid, Citric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientIsododecane
EmollientMethylpropanediol
SolventPolyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
EmulsifyingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingTetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Water, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Isododecane, Methylpropanediol, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Lactobacillus Ferment, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Potassium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Hexylene Glycol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol
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 GlycerinPolyglyceryl-6 Caprylate comes from caprylic acid and Polyglycerin-6. It is an emulsifier, emollient, and cleansing agent.
Emulsifiers help stabilize a product. It does this by preventing certain ingredients from separating. Common ingredients include oils and water, which do not mix naturally. Emulsifiers have properties that help keep ingredients such as these together. There is emerging research that shows emulsifiers may also help in delivering ingredients into the skin.
As an emollient, polyglyceryl-6 caprylate helps soften skin.
Learn more about Polyglyceryl-6 CaprylateWater. 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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