What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHexyldecyl Stearate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Pumice
Abrasive
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Pentaerythrityl Distearate
Emulsifying
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Vitis Vinifera Fruit Water
Skin ConditioningBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingArachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingPotassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Menthol
Masking
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
Limonene
Perfuming
Sodium Phytate
Vitis Vinifera Juice
Antioxidant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Water, Hexyldecyl Stearate, Glycerin, Pumice, Glyceryl Stearate, Pentaerythrityl Distearate, Arachidyl Alcohol, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Water, Behenyl Alcohol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Arachidyl Glucoside, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Menthol, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Limonene, Sodium Phytate, Vitis Vinifera Juice, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingCocos Nucifera Shell Powder
Abrasive
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingGlycerin
Humectant
Triethanolamine
Buffering3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Opuntia Ficus-Indica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Chrysanthellum Indicum Extract
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Cocos Nucifera Shell Powder, Carbomer, Glycerin, Triethanolamine, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Centella Asiatica Root Extract, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Flower Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Chrysanthellum Indicum Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin
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 GlycerinTocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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
