What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Silk
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Magnesium Chloride
Vinegar
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Yeast Extract
Skin ConditioningMimosa Tenuiflora Bark Extract
Skin ProtectingAllium Cepa Bulb Extract
Skin Conditioning
Commiphora Myrrha Resin Extract
Skin ConditioningHamamelis Virginiana Bark/Leaf/Twig Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hypericum Perforatum Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningMyrtus Communis Extract
AstringentRhizobian Gum
Pyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningThiamine Hcl
MaskingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Urea
Buffering
Serine
Masking
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Tea-Lactate
HumectantCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sorbitol
Humectant
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Water, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Lactic Acid, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Gluconolactone, Hydrolyzed Silk, Niacinamide, Magnesium Chloride, Vinegar, Sodium Hyaluronate, Yeast Extract, Mimosa Tenuiflora Bark Extract, Allium Cepa Bulb Extract, Commiphora Myrrha Resin Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Bark/Leaf/Twig Extract, Hypericum Perforatum Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Myrtus Communis Extract, Rhizobian Gum, Pyridoxine Hcl, Thiamine Hcl, Allantoin, Urea, Serine, Salicylic Acid, Tea-Lactate, Citric Acid, Sodium Lactate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Sorbitol, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Alcohol
Avena Sativa Seed Water 77%
Solvent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
2,3-Butanediol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Squalane
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tromethamine
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningInulin Lauryl Carbamate
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Surfactin
CleansingBeta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Seed Water 77%, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 2,3-Butanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Water, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Squalane, Hydroxyacetophenone, Carbomer, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Panthenol, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Inulin Lauryl Carbamate, Sodium Surfactin, Beta-Glucan
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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.
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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