What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHexyldecyl Stearate
EmollientCellulose
Absorbent
Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Mel
EmollientC14-22 Alcohols
Emulsion Stabilising
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingMyristyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Myristyl Glucoside
CleansingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Hexyldecyl Stearate, Cellulose, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Glycerin, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Mel, C14-22 Alcohols, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Myristyl Alcohol, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Parfum, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Benzyl Alcohol, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Myristyl Glucoside, Butylene Glycol, Phospholipids, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Tocopherol, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Benzoate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningKaolin
Abrasive
Bentonite
Absorbent
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ceteareth-20
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Lecithin
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Avena Sativa Kernel Flour
Abrasive
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
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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.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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 skinās 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
