What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
PEG-40 Stearate
Emulsifying
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Potassium Phosphate
BufferingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Cholesterol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Dipotassium Phosphate
BufferingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, PEG-40 Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Potassium Phosphate, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Carbomer, Glyceryl Stearate, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cholesterol, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA, Dipotassium Phosphate, Tocopherol, Phytosphingosine, Xanthan Gum, Cetyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 20, Ethylhexylglycerin
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol Dipelargonate
EmollientOctyldodecanol
Emollient
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientDicaprylyl Maleate
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Polysorbate 40
Emulsifying
Petrolatum
Emollient
Triethanolamine
BufferingHydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Emollient
Sorbitan Palmitate
Emulsifying
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Isopropyl Lanolate
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingPotassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium EDTA
Polyperfluoromethylisopropyl Ether
Skin ConditioningBHT
Antioxidant
Parfum
Masking
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Methylparaben
Preservative
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
Butylparaben
Masking
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Water, Propylene Glycol Dipelargonate, Octyldodecanol, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Dicaprylyl Maleate, Stearic Acid, Persea Gratissima Oil, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Polysorbate 40, Petrolatum, Triethanolamine, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Sorbitan Palmitate, Cetyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate, Isopropyl Lanolate, Dimethicone, Carbomer, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Allantoin, Tetrasodium EDTA, Polyperfluoromethylisopropyl Ether, BHT, Parfum, Benzyl Alcohol, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Sodium Benzoate, Chlorphenesin, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, Titanium Dioxide
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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.
Carbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Learn more about CarbomerCetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Its main roles are:
Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Learn more about Cetyl AlcoholGlycerin (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 GlycerinGlyceryl Stearate is made by reacting glycerin with stearic acid (typically sourced from plant oils like palm or coconut). It's an emulsifier, emollient, and mild occlusive.
Emulsifiers help ingredients like oil and water stay mixed so your formula stays nicely blended and uniform in texture.
This ingredient is typically used in concentrations between 1-10%. Studies have found it to be non-sensitizing, non-phototoxic, and non-photoallergenic.
A close cousin of this ingredient is Glyceryl Stearate SE ("self-emulsifying"). This just has a small amount of sodium or potassium stearate added so it can emulsify without a co-emulsifier.
Since this ingredient is an ester of a C18 fatty acid, it may not be fungal acne safe. The Malassezia yeast can potentially metabolize within the C11-C24 range.
Fun fact: The human body also creates Glyceryl Stearate naturally.
Learn more about Glyceryl StearateWater. 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
