What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningVaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Juice
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningResveratrol
Antioxidant
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Papain
Skin ConditioningLecithin
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Saccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingAlgae Extract
EmollientLeptospermum Scoparium Branch/Leaf Oil
Tonic
Agave Tequilana Leaf Extract
AstringentHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCitrus Medica Limonum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningRubus Idaeus Fruit
AstringentEthyl Vanillate
Perfuming
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Juice, Glycerin, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Resveratrol, Ubiquinone, Papain, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Algae Extract, Leptospermum Scoparium Branch/Leaf Oil, Agave Tequilana Leaf Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Xanthan Gum, Citrus Medica Limonum Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Phenethyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Rubus Idaeus Fruit, Ethyl Vanillate, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
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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