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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Diheptyl Succinate
EmollientBis-(Isostearoyl/Oleoyl Isopropyl) Dimonium Methosulfate
Skin Conditioning
Coco-Caprylate
Emollient
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Distearoylethyl Dimonium Chloride
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningGuar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Glycerin, Diheptyl Succinate, Bis-(Isostearoyl/Oleoyl Isopropyl) Dimonium Methosulfate, Coco-Caprylate, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Distearoylethyl Dimonium Chloride, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Tocopherol, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
Humectant
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Polyquaternium-37
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ceteareth-20
CleansingCetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Parfum
Masking
Shea Butter Ethyl Esters
Emollient
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Acrylates/Stearyl Methacrylate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingLimonene
Perfuming
Glycolipids
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Citric Acid
Buffering
Glycine Soja Sterols
Emollient
Coumarin
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Phospholipids, Polyquaternium-37, Glycine Soja Oil, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Phenoxyethanol, Ceteareth-20, Cetrimonium Chloride, Parfum, Shea Butter Ethyl Esters, PPG-1 Trideceth-6, Panthenol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Acrylates/Stearyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Sodium Hydroxide, Limonene, Glycolipids, Sorbitan Oleate, Benzyl Benzoate, Citric Acid, Glycine Soja Sterols, Coumarin, Linalool, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
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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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