What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Palmitoyl Grapevine Shoot Extract
Antioxidant
Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate
Emulsifying
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentPolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Phytate
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingParfum
Masking
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Squalane, Palmitoyl Grapevine Shoot Extract, Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Bisabolol, Glyceryl Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Potassium Sorbate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Citric Acid, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum
Glycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Pichia Ferment Lysate Filtrate
HumectantAzelaic Acid
Buffering
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Corn Gluten Amino Acids
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Beta-Glucan
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingMentha Arvensis Leaf Extract
MaskingChrysanthellum Indicum Extract
Skin Conditioning
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sophora Flavescens Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingWater
Skin ConditioningGlycerin, Propylene Glycol, Pichia Ferment Lysate Filtrate, Azelaic Acid, Niacinamide, Corn Gluten Amino Acids, Hydrolyzed Beta-Glucan, Panthenol, Allantoin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Mentha Arvensis Leaf Extract, Chrysanthellum Indicum Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Extract, Sophora Flavescens Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol, Water
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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
