What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Fruit Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sucrose Cocoate
Emulsifying
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Powder
Skin Conditioning
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Vitis Vinifera Juice
Antioxidant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Citral
Perfuming
Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf Oil
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Linalool
Perfuming
Lavandula Hybrida Oil
Emollient
Melissa Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Water, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Water, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sucrose Cocoate, Acacia Senegal Gum, Xanthan Gum, Propylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Powder, Salicylic Acid, Vitis Vinifera Juice, Sodium Benzoate, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil, Citral, Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Citronellol, Geraniol, Potassium Sorbate, Linalool, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Oil
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Squalane
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Vitreoscilla Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Copper Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Zinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningManganese Gluconate
Skin ConditioningSerine
Masking
Citrulline
Skin Conditioning2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxypalmitoyl Sphinganine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Fructose
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Sucrose
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingDextrin
AbsorbentGlutamic Acid
Humectant
Hexyl Nicotinate
EmollientMenthoxypropanediol
Masking
Silica
Abrasive
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingPEG-100 Stearate
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTriethanolamine
BufferingBlue 1 Lake
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantDisodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Butylparaben
Masking
Isobutylparaben
Antimicrobial
Propylparaben
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Squalane, Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Stearyl Alcohol, Vitreoscilla Ferment, Copper Gluconate, Zinc Gluconate, Magnesium Gluconate, Manganese Gluconate, Serine, Citrulline, 2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol, Ceramide NP, Hydroxypalmitoyl Sphinganine, Cholesterol, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Fructose, Glucose, Sucrose, Urea, Alanine, Aspartic Acid, Hexylene Glycol, Dextrin, Glutamic Acid, Hexyl Nicotinate, Menthoxypropanediol, Silica, Dimethiconol, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Blue 1 Lake, CI 19140, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Butylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Propylparaben, 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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