What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Disodium Coco-Glucoside Citrate
Emulsifying
Squalane
Emollient
Cocoyl Proline
Skin Conditioning
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Pea Protein
EmollientLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Medicago Sativa Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMagnesium Chloride
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningCaramel
Cosmetic ColorantCitric Acid
Buffering
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Disodium Coco-Glucoside Citrate, Squalane, Cocoyl Proline, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Sodium Levulinate, Hydrolyzed Pea Protein, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Medicago Sativa Leaf Extract, Magnesium Chloride, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Gluconate, Caramel, Citric Acid, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-150
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Laureth-6 Carboxylic Acid
CleansingMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Arginine
Masking
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingLaureth-4 Carboxylic Acid
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Polyquaternium-39
Acrylates Copolymer
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
BHT
Antioxidant
Water, Propylene Glycol, PEG-150, Glycerin, Lauric Acid, Laureth-6 Carboxylic Acid, Myristic Acid, Arginine, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Potassium Hydroxide, Laureth-4 Carboxylic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Polyquaternium-39, Acrylates Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Parfum, Sodium Benzoate, BHT
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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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