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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantDimethicone
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Unshiu Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Hamamelis Virginiana Extract
Antiseborrhoeic
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Rosa Centifolia Flower Water
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
CI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Aroma
Water, Cyclohexasiloxane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Sodium Chloride, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Citrus Unshiu Fruit Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Rosa Centifolia Flower Water, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Ascorbic Acid, CI 15985, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA, Aroma
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Aroma refers to an ingredient, or mixture of ingredients, that impart or mask a flavor.
The name is slightly confusing. This is because INCI associates aroma with flavor instead of smell.
Here is the official definition from the The International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook:
“Aroma is a term for ingredient labeling used to identify that a product contains a material or combination of materials normally added to a cosmetic to produce or to mask a particular flavor.”
INCI shows the only purpose of aroma to be "flavouring".
However, due to regulation differences, some companies may use aroma in place of parfum.
In Canada, this ingredient only has to be listed in concentrations above 1%.
Learn more about AromaGlycerin (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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