What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Methyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
C12-16 Alcohols
EmollientPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantDisodium EDTA
Pantolactone
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Heptasodium Hexacarboxymethyl Dipeptide-12
Skin Conditioning
Malt Extract
Skin ProtectingCeramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Methyl Trimethicone, Caprylyl Methicone, 1,2-Hexanediol, C12-16 Alcohols, Panthenol, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Glyceryl Stearate, Palmitic Acid, Cetearyl Glucoside, Ceramide NP, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Allantoin, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Pantolactone, Sodium Hyaluronate, Heptasodium Hexacarboxymethyl Dipeptide-12, Malt Extract, Ceramide Ns, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Ceramide As, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP
Water
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientStearic Acid
Cleansing
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
PEG-8 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Sprout
HumectantTriethanolamine
BufferingImidazolidinyl Urea
Preservative
Tetrasodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Methylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
Water, Tocopheryl Acetate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Stearic Acid, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, PEG-8 Dimethicone, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Sprout, Triethanolamine, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Tetrasodium EDTA, Parfum, Methylparaben, Propylparaben
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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 GlycerinStearic Acid is a fatty acid that is already found in your skin. It's one of the free fatty acids that works alongside ceramides and cholesterols to maintain your barrier.
In cosmetics, it is a multitasker:
Safety-wise, the CIR Expert Panel has concluded it to be safe in cosmetics when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing.
Free stearic acid is a C18 fatty acid that the Malassezia yeast can substrate, so this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Stearic AcidWater. 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
