What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCarnosine
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sucrose Stearate
EmollientPhytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ng
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Carbomer, Carnosine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Chlorphenesin, Allantoin, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Octyldodecanol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ceramide NP, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sucrose Stearate, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Phospholipids, Ceramide Ns, Ceramide Ng, Ceramide As, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP
Water
Skin ConditioningOrbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Cucurbita Pepo Seed Oil
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Prunus Persica Kernel Oil
Emollient
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Copper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Limonene
Perfuming
Brassica Campestris Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Polyglyceryl-3 Laurate
EmulsifyingGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Crithmum Maritimum Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Bran Extract
Skin Conditioning
Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate
Emollient
Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil Expressed
Perfuming
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantEthylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
Linalool
Perfuming
Tribehenin
Emollient
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Water, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil, Glycerin, Cucurbita Pepo Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Prunus Persica Kernel Oil, Bakuchiol, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Copper Tripeptide-1, Sodium Hydroxide, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Gluconolactone, Limonene, Brassica Campestris Seed Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Polyglyceryl-3 Laurate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Crithmum Maritimum Extract, Tocopherol, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil Expressed, Calcium Gluconate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Linalool, Tribehenin, Sorbitan Isostearate
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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 GlycerinSodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideWater. 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
