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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Isononanoate
Emollient
Isocetyl Stearate
Emollient
Vegetable Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Perfluorodecalin
Skin ConditioningCeteareth-20
CleansingButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Methylpropanediol
SolventTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCera Alba
Emollient
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Cocoglycerides
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingGlycine Soja Extract
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Polyperfluoromethylisopropyl Ether
Skin ConditioningCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Poloxamer 188
EmulsifyingTriethanolamine
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialWater, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Octyldodecanol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Isocetyl Stearate, Vegetable Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract, Perfluorodecalin, Ceteareth-20, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sorbitan Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Methylpropanediol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cera Alba, Cetyl Palmitate, Cocoglycerides, Carbomer, Glycine Soja Extract, Parfum, Polyperfluoromethylisopropyl Ether, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Poloxamer 188, Triethanolamine, Disodium EDTA, Tocopherol, Glycerin, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Levulinate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sodium Anisate
Water
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Olus Oil
Emollient
Elaeis Guineensis Oil
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Squalane
Emollient
Betaine
Humectant
Palmitamide Mea
Sarcosine
Skin Conditioning
Acetamide Mea
HumectantHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
Emulsifying
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Carbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Learn more about CarbomerGlycerin (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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