What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Sea Silt Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
C15-19 Alkane
SolventHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Rice Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialHydrolyzed Soy Protein
Humectant
Adansonia Digitata Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Chrysin
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLecithin
Emollient
Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Steareth-20
CleansingN-Hydroxysuccinimide
Skin ConditioningSea Silt Extract, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Water, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Propanediol, C15-19 Alkane, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Rice Amino Acids, Niacinamide, Bakuchiol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Adansonia Digitata Seed Extract, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Proline, Chrysin, Xanthan Gum, Lecithin, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyacetophenone, Steareth-20, N-Hydroxysuccinimide
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Coco-Caprylate
Emollient
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Glyceryl Oleate Citrate
Emulsifying
Buglossoides Arvensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Bellis Perennis Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningHieracium Pilosella Extract
MaskingMica
Cosmetic ColorantSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Perilla Ocymoides Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Matthiola Longipetala Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Coco-Caprylate, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Glyceryl Oleate Citrate, Buglossoides Arvensis Seed Oil, Bellis Perennis Flower Extract, Hieracium Pilosella Extract, Mica, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Panthenol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Hydroxyacetophenone, Phenoxyethanol, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Perilla Ocymoides Seed Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Matthiola Longipetala Seed Oil, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein
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 GlycerinHydroxyacetophenone is antioxidant with skin conditioning and soothing properties. It also boosts the efficiency of preservatives.
Though naturally occuring in Norwegian spruce needles, this ingredient is usually synthetically created.
This ingredient is not irritating or sensitizing. Recent research also suggests it may have skin-brightening effects through tyrosinase inhibition.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenoneWater. 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
