What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningInositol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Batyl Alcohol
EmollientNylon-12
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientPolymethyl Methacrylate
Triethylhexanoin
MaskingDimethicone
Emollient
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Azelamidopropyl Dimethyl Amine
AntimicrobialCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Hydrogenated Retinol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Phytosphingosine Hcl
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Capryloyl Glycine
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Lauroyl Lysine
Skin Conditioning
Lecithin
Emollient
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Undecylenoyl Glycine
CleansingWater, Inositol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Batyl Alcohol, Nylon-12, Stearic Acid, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Triethylhexanoin, Dimethicone, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Azelamidopropyl Dimethyl Amine, Ceramide NP, Cholesterol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Hydrogenated Retinol, Niacinamide, Phytosphingosine Hcl, Sodium Hyaluronate, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Capryloyl Glycine, Caprylyl Glycol, Lauroyl Lysine, Lecithin, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Undecylenoyl Glycine
Water
Skin ConditioningHomosalate
Skin Conditioning
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Ethylhexyl Salicylate
UV Absorber
Octocrylene
UV Absorber
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Tapioca Starch
Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid
UV Absorber
Cyclomethicone
Emollient
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Methylpropanediol
SolventSilica Dimethyl Silylate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Carnitine
Cleansing
Glycyrrhetinic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Glycyrrhiza Inflata Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Chloride
MaskingTrisodium EDTA
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Homosalate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene, Alcohol Denat., Tapioca Starch, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, Cyclomethicone, Behenyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Methylpropanediol, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Glycerin, Carnitine, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Glycyrrhiza Inflata Root Extract, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Chloride, Trisodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol
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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
