What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Ethylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Isopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Brassica Campestris Sterols
EmollientCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Heliotropine
Masking
Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningLecithin
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-5 Oleate
Emulsifying
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Zinc Stearate
Cosmetic ColorantZinc Sulfate
Antimicrobial
Water, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Persea Gratissima Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Brassica Campestris Sterols, Ceramide NP, Cetearyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Glycerin, Glyceryl Oleate, Glycine Soja Oil, Heliotropine, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Lecithin, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Panthenol, Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-5 Oleate, Tocopherol, Zinc Stearate, Zinc Sulfate
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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 GlycerinIsopropyl Palmitate is a texture enhancer and emollient. It is an ester of isopropyl alcohol and palmitic acid.
Palmitates are emollients. Emollients help keep your skin soft and smooth by creating a barrier that traps moisture in.
When added to cosmetics, Isopropyl Palmitate creates a silky texture and improves spreadability.
Isopropyl Palmitate may not be fungal acne safe. It can worsen acne prone skin.
Learn more about Isopropyl PalmitateWater. 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
