What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningKaolin
Abrasive
Bentonite
Absorbent
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantGlycerin
Humectant
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Trehalose
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSpirulina Platensis Extract
Skin ProtectingDehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Sodium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantCamellia Sinensis Leaf Powder
Propanediol
Solvent
Fucus Vesiculosus Extract
Emollient
Erythritol
Humectant
Lecithin
Emollient
Hibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAphanizomenon Flos-Aquae Extract
HumectantSodium Benzoate
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Water, Kaolin, Bentonite, CI 77891, Glycerin, Benzyl Alcohol, Trehalose, Xanthan Gum, Spirulina Platensis Extract, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Powder, Propanediol, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Erythritol, Lecithin, Hibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extract, Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Propolis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Arginine
Masking
Cassia Obtusifolia Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
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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.
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