What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDiethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
UV Filter
Homosalate
Skin Conditioning
Diisopropyl Sebacate
EmollientBis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Skin Conditioning
Dibutyl Adipate
EmollientPropanediol
Solvent
Ethylhexyl Salicylate
UV Absorber
Ethylhexyl Triazone
UV Absorber
Silica
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Sucrose Stearate
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
CI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Citrate
BufferingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingCitric Acid
Buffering
CI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantEctoin
Skin Conditioning
Mannitol
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
Rhamnose
HumectantFructooligosaccharides
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Laminaria Ochroleuca Extract
Skin Conditioning
Water, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Homosalate, Diisopropyl Sebacate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Dibutyl Adipate, Propanediol, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Silica, Glycerin, CI 77891, Propylene Glycol, Sucrose Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, CI 77492, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Citrate, Xanthan Gum, CI 77491, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Citric Acid, CI 77499, Ectoin, Mannitol, Xylitol, Rhamnose, Fructooligosaccharides, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Laminaria Ochroleuca Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningEthylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Dicetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Benzophenone-3
UV Absorber
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Ceteth-20 Phosphate
CleansingZinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion Stabilising
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Glutathione
Honey Extract
Humectant
Water, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Dicetyl Phosphate, Titanium Dioxide, Polysorbate 80, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Glycerin, Benzophenone-3, Phospholipids, Butylene Glycol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Levulinate, Potassium Sorbate, Stearic Acid, Ceteth-20 Phosphate, Zinc Oxide, Tocopherol, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Allantoin, Glutathione, Honey 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
