What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingPotassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingGlycol Distearate
Emollient
Polyquaternium-7
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Glycol Stearate
Emollient
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Cocoate
Emulsifying
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingChondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Sphingolipids
Emollient
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPolyquaternium-67
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Disodium EDTA
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Fructooligosaccharides
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Viola Odorata Flower/Leaf Extract
MaskingBarosma Betulina Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Myristic Acid, Lauric Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Butylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Glycol Distearate, Polyquaternium-7, Oryza Sativa Extract, Glycol Stearate, Palmitic Acid, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Fruit Extract, Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Potassium Cocoate, Sodium PCA, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Stearic Acid, Sphingolipids, Sodium Chloride, Polyquaternium-67, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Disodium EDTA, Ceramide NP, Fructooligosaccharides, Sodium Benzoate, Viola Odorata Flower/Leaf Extract, Barosma Betulina Leaf Extract
Glycerin
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water
MaskingSucrose Laurate
Emollient
Prunus Domestica Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Betula Alba Juice
AstringentChamomilla Recutita Flower Water
MaskingFagus Sylvatica Bud Extract
TonicTocopherol
Antioxidant
Beta-Sitosterol
Emulsion Stabilising
Squalene
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningLauryl Glucoside
CleansingPolyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Sucrose Laurate, Prunus Domestica Seed Oil, Betula Alba Juice, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Water, Fagus Sylvatica Bud Extract, Tocopherol, Beta-Sitosterol, Squalene, Water, Lauryl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Citric Acid
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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!
Learn more about Water
