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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPolyvinyl Alcohol
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
CI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Bentonite
Absorbent
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Charcoal Powder
Abrasive
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Simmondsia Chinensis Leaf Extract
HumectantEpilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract
Antioxidant
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningLonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
Perfuming
Acrylates Copolymer
Acrylates/Palmeth-25 Acrylate Copolymer
Citrus Grandis Seed Extract
Astringent
Diglycerin
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingEucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Ceteth-25
CleansingOleth-10
EmulsifyingAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Glycereth-26, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, CI 77499, Pentylene Glycol, Bentonite, Polysorbate 20, Charcoal Powder, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Simmondsia Chinensis Leaf Extract, Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Acrylates Copolymer, Acrylates/Palmeth-25 Acrylate Copolymer, Citrus Grandis Seed Extract, Diglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Ceteth-25, Oleth-10, Alcohol, Sodium Hydroxide
Water
Skin ConditioningPotassium Myristate
EmulsifyingGlycerin
Humectant
Potassium Behenate
CleansingSodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Potassium Palmitate
EmulsifyingPotassium Laurate
EmulsifyingPotassium Stearate
CleansingPersea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Oenothera Biennis Oil
Emollient
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Brassica Campestris Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Grandis
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Squalane
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Petrolatum
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Methyldihydrojasmonate
MaskingPolyquaternium-7
PEG-3 Distearate
Emulsifying
Disodium EDTA
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Preservative
Methylisothiazolinone
Preservative
Water, Potassium Myristate, Glycerin, Potassium Behenate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Potassium Palmitate, Potassium Laurate, Potassium Stearate, Persea Gratissima Oil, Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Brassica Campestris Seed Oil, Citrus Grandis, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Squalane, Cetearyl Alcohol, Petrolatum, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Methyldihydrojasmonate, Polyquaternium-7, PEG-3 Distearate, Disodium EDTA, Limonene, Linalool, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone
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 GlycerinRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil is an essential oil also known as rosemary essential oil. In skincare, it is a skin conditioning agent and also acts as a natural fragrance that gives products a fresh/herby smell.
The oil is a mix of over 100 volatile compounds with 1,8-cineole, α-pinene, camphor, and verbenone usually leading the pack.
Lab studies credit this oil with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial activity. Some research even show rosemary compounds calming acne-related inflammation.
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) has concluded rosemary-derived ingredients to be safe when formulated to be nonsensitizing.
Since this is a fragrant essential oil, the main concern is for fragrance-sensitive folks.
Learn more about Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf OilWater. 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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