What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate
EmollientSqualane
Emollient
Ethyl Macadamiate
Skin Conditioning
Trioctyldodecyl Citrate
EmollientSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Coconut Alkanes
Emollient
Mangifera Indica Seed Butter
Skin Conditioning
Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter
Skin Conditioning
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Isomalt
HumectantBeta Vulgaris Root Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Corn Starch
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Rhododendron Ferrugineum Leaf Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningLactic Acid
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Serine
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Isostearyl Isostearate
Emollient
Xylitol
Humectant
Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract
Humectant
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol Crosspolymer
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCoco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Lecithin
Emollient
Phytic Acid
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Phosphate
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Propanediol, Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Squalane, Ethyl Macadamiate, Trioctyldodecyl Citrate, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Coconut Alkanes, Mangifera Indica Seed Butter, Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter, Anhydroxylitol, Caffeine, Isomalt, Beta Vulgaris Root Extract, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Glycerin, Rhododendron Ferrugineum Leaf Cell Culture Extract, Lactic Acid, Alanine, Proline, Serine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xylitylglucoside, Isostearyl Isostearate, Xylitol, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol Crosspolymer, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Lecithin, Phytic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Phosphate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol
Algae Extract
EmollientParaffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Petrolatum
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Isohexadecane
EmollientCera Microcristallina
Emulsion StabilisingLanolin Alcohol
Emollient
Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Extract
Cleansing
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Sesamum Indicum Seed Powder
Skin ConditioningMedicago Sativa Seed Powder
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seedcake
Abrasive
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Seed Meal
Abrasive
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningCopper Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantMagnesium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Sulfate
Paraffin
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Succinate
Antioxidant
Niacin
SmoothingWater
Skin ConditioningBeta-Carotene
Skin ConditioningDecyl Oleate
Emollient
Aluminum Distearate
Emulsion StabilisingOctyldodecanol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Cyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningMagnesium Stearate
Cosmetic ColorantPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Zea Mays Oil
Emulsifying
Limonene
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Parfum
Masking
Algae Extract, Paraffinum Liquidum, Petrolatum, Glycerin, Isohexadecane, Cera Microcristallina, Lanolin Alcohol, Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Extract, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Sesamum Indicum Seed Powder, Medicago Sativa Seed Powder, Helianthus Annuus Seedcake, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Seed Meal, Sodium Gluconate, Copper Gluconate, Calcium Gluconate, Magnesium Gluconate, Zinc Gluconate, Magnesium Sulfate, Paraffin, Tocopheryl Succinate, Niacin, Water, Beta-Carotene, Decyl Oleate, Aluminum Distearate, Octyldodecanol, Citric Acid, Cyanocobalamin, Magnesium Stearate, Panthenol, Zea Mays Oil, Limonene, Geraniol, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Citronellol, Benzyl Salicylate, Benzyl Benzoate, Sodium Benzoate, Alcohol Denat., Parfum
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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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