What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Lactate
Buffering
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Diglycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Urea
Buffering
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Phytate
Betula Alba Juice
AstringentMandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Benzaldehyde
Masking
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Sphingolipids
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Sea Water
HumectantSodium PCA
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Citric Acid
Buffering
Salix Nigra Bark Extract
Skin ProtectingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Echinacea Purpurea Extract
MoisturisingEchinacea Angustifolia Root Extract
Skin ConditioningEchinacea Purpurea Root Extract
MoisturisingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Phytate
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sea Water, Sodium PCA, Niacinamide, Citric Acid, Salix Nigra Bark Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, Echinacea Angustifolia Root Extract, Echinacea Purpurea Root Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Phytate, Citronellol, Geraniol, Linalool
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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 Phytate is the synthetic salt form of phytic acid. Phytic acid is an antioxidant and can be found in plant seeds.
Sodium Phytate is a chelating agent. Chelating agents help prevent metals from binding to water. This helps stabilize the ingredients and the product.
Water. 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
