What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
C12-16 Alcohols
EmollientSodium Acrylates Copolymer
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingLecithin
Emollient
Magnesium Chloride
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Gluconate
ChelatingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Water, Glycerin, Squalane, Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, C12-16 Alcohols, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Ectoin, Jojoba Esters, Palmitic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Lecithin, Magnesium Chloride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Gluconate, Caprylyl Glycol, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Glycerin
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera
Emollient
Coco-Caprylate
Emollient
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Withania Somnifera Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Nelumbo Nucifera Callus
Antimicrobial
Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Cera
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root
Skin ConditioningHemidesmus Indicus Root Extract
Skin ConditioningMesua Ferrea Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningElettaria Cardamomum Seed Powder
Skin ConditioningAmomum Subulatum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningSolanum Xanthocarpum Extract
Skin ConditioningSolanum Indicum Root Powder
Skin ConditioningAmla Oil
Terminalia Bellerica Fruit
AstringentTerminalia Chebula Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCyperus Rotundus Root Powder
Skin ConditioningPrunus Cerasus Fruit Water
EmollientBoerhavia Diffusa Root Extract
Skin Protecting
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
ChelatingGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientNiacinamide
Smoothing
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Pelargonium Graveolens Oil
Masking
Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Bakuchiol, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera, Coco-Caprylate, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Withania Somnifera Root Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Callus, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Cera, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root, Hemidesmus Indicus Root Extract, Mesua Ferrea Flower Extract, Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Powder, Amomum Subulatum Seed Extract, Solanum Xanthocarpum Extract, Solanum Indicum Root Powder, Amla Oil, Terminalia Bellerica Fruit, Terminalia Chebula Fruit Extract, Cyperus Rotundus Root Powder, Prunus Cerasus Fruit Water, Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Niacinamide, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Acacia Senegal Gum, Xanthan Gum
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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!
Learn more about Water
