What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Acrylates/Vinyl Neodecanoate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Betaine
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Fructose
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Laurate
Emollient
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Maltose
MaskingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Citrate
BufferingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Sulfate
Sphingolipids
Emollient
Spirulina Platensis Extract
Skin ProtectingTetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Trehalose
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
P-Anisic Acid
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Acrylates/Vinyl Neodecanoate Crosspolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Betaine, Citric Acid, Fructose, Glucose, Glycerin, Glyceryl Laurate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Maltose, Panthenol, Parfum, Pentylene Glycol, Phospholipids, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Lactate, Sodium PCA, Sodium Sulfate, Sphingolipids, Spirulina Platensis Extract, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Tocopherol, Trehalose, Urea, P-Anisic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauric Acid
Cleansing
PEG-32
HumectantPEG-6
HumectantLaureth-7
EmulsifyingHydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Soluble Collagen
Humectant
Milk Ferment
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Glycylglycine
Sodium Taurine Cocoyl Methyltaurate
Cleansing
Silk
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Acetate
BufferingSodium Lauroyl Glutamate
SurfactantLauroyl Lysine
Skin Conditioning
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Water, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauric Acid, PEG-32, PEG-6, Laureth-7, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Soluble Collagen, Milk Ferment, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat., Glycylglycine, Sodium Taurine Cocoyl Methyltaurate, Silk, Glycol Distearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Sodium Acetate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Lauroyl Lysine, Ethylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben
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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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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