What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingPoloxamer 184
EmulsifyingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingNiacinamide
Smoothing
Triethyl Citrate
Masking
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingCholesterol
Emollient
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingDisodium EDTA
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Myrtrimonium Bromide
Preservative
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBenzoic Acid
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-3 Caprylate
EmulsifyingPEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
EmulsifyingPEG-400
Emulsion StabilisingPPG-14 Polyglyceryl-2 Ether
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Citrate
BufferingGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Myristoyl Glutamate
CleansingDisodium EDTA
Citric Acid
Buffering
Disodium Ascorbyl Sulfate
Antioxidant
Pullulan
Lactic Acid
Buffering
PCA Ethyl Cocoyl Arginate
Moisturising
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-3 Caprylate, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, PEG-400, PPG-14 Polyglyceryl-2 Ether, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Citrate, Glycerin, Sodium Myristoyl Glutamate, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Disodium Ascorbyl Sulfate, Pullulan, Lactic Acid, PCA Ethyl Cocoyl Arginate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Disodium EDTA is a chelating agent. It grabs onto and deactivates metal ions that sneak into your products from water, packaging, or air.
This ingredient mainly works behind the scenes and helps with:
On top of that, this ingredient can counteract the effects of hard water by binding to the minerals in it.
One thing worth knowing is that Disodium EDTA has been shown to be a mild penetration enhancer. It can help other ingredients absorb into skin more effectively which can be a double-edged sword (great for actives, but can also make the active too strong if you have sensitive skin).
Clinical patch testing showed no significant skin irritation at typical use concentrations and minimal dermal absorption.
You'll most likely see this ingredient near the end of an ingredient list. It's typically found in concentrations less than 1%.
Learn more about Disodium EDTAGlycerin (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
