What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Glycine Soja Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium PCA
Humectant
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Glycine
Buffering
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Calcium Pantothenate
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Pyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningAlanine
Masking
Lysine
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMannitol
Humectant
Valine
MaskingHistidine
Humectant
Isoleucine
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Glycine Soja Extract, Sodium PCA, Proline, Carbomer, Panthenol, Aspartic Acid, Glycine, Sodium Lactate, Hyaluronic Acid, Niacinamide, Calcium Pantothenate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Pyridoxine Hcl, Alanine, Lysine, Xanthan Gum, Mannitol, Valine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Maltodextrin, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate
Emulsifying
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Laurdimoniumhydroxypropyl Decylglucosides Chloride
CleansingAlgae Extract
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Urtica Dioica Extract
AstringentSpiraea Ulmaria Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Protein
Skin ConditioningCitrus Paradisi Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed
Perfuming
Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Oil
Masking
Cymbopogon Flexuosus Leaf Oil
Masking
Citrus Tangerina Peel Oil
Masking
Vetiveria Zizanoides Root Oil
Masking
Tagetes Minuta Flower Oil
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycolic Acid, PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Laurdimoniumhydroxypropyl Decylglucosides Chloride, Algae Extract, Glycerin, Urtica Dioica Extract, Spiraea Ulmaria Flower Extract, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Protein, Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract, Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed, Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Oil, Cymbopogon Flexuosus Leaf Oil, Citrus Tangerina Peel Oil, Vetiveria Zizanoides Root Oil, Tagetes Minuta Flower Oil, Citric Acid, Gluconolactone, Sodium Benzoate
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
