What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Petrolatum 49.5%
Emollient
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Microcrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingGlycerin
Humectant
Paraffin
Perfuming
Synthetic Wax
Abrasive
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingWater
Skin ConditioningTriethyl Citrate
Masking
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Cholesterol
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBenzoic Acid
Masking
Petrolatum 49.5%, Paraffinum Liquidum, Microcrystalline Wax, Glycerin, Paraffin, Synthetic Wax, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Carbomer, Water, Triethyl Citrate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cholesterol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Caprylyl Glycol, Panthenol, Phytosphingosine, Xanthan Gum, Benzoic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Sulfated Olive Oil
Cleansing
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Mangifera Indica Seed Butter
Skin Conditioning
Ethyl Macadamiate
Skin Conditioning
Isoamyl Laurate
Emollient
Cetearyl Olivate
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Hordeum Vulgare Seed Flour
Abrasive
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingRosa Gallica Flower Extract
AstringentLactobacillus/Olive Leaf Ferment Extract
HumectantSodium PCA
Humectant
Isoamyl Cocoate
Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Rosa Damascena Callus Culture Extract
Antioxidant
Water, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Sulfated Olive Oil, Lactobacillus Ferment, Propanediol, Niacinamide, Mangifera Indica Seed Butter, Ethyl Macadamiate, Isoamyl Laurate, Cetearyl Olivate, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Hordeum Vulgare Seed Flour, Sorbitan Olivate, Phenoxyethanol, Sclerotium Gum, Rosa Gallica Flower Extract, Lactobacillus/Olive Leaf Ferment Extract, Sodium PCA, Isoamyl Cocoate, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Rosa Damascena Callus Culture Extract
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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 GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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
