What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ceteareth-20
CleansingPetrolatum
Emollient
Potassium Phosphate
BufferingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDimethicone
Emollient
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Cholesterol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Dipotassium Phosphate
BufferingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Petrolatum, Potassium Phosphate, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Carbomer, Dimethicone, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cholesterol, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA, Dipotassium Phosphate, Tocopherol, Phytosphingosine, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
EmollientBertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil
Emollient
Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil
Emollient
Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Isohexadecane
EmollientCarthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Silica Silylate
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Paullinia Cupana Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningLimonene
Perfuming
Sorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Hydrolyzed Lepidium Meyenii Root
Skin ConditioningSodium Hydroxide
BufferingT-Butyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Coffea Arabica Seed Extract
Masking
Linalool
Perfuming
Capryloyl Glycine
CleansingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Geraniol
Perfuming
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
CI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Propanediol, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Caprylyl Glycol, Isohexadecane, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Citric Acid, Silica Silylate, Panthenol, Polysorbate 80, Glycerin, Paullinia Cupana Seed Extract, Limonene, Sorbitan Oleate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Hydrolyzed Lepidium Meyenii Root, Sodium Hydroxide, T-Butyl Alcohol, Citral, 1,2-Hexanediol, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract, Linalool, Capryloyl Glycine, Sodium Benzoate, Geraniol, Potassium Sorbate, CI 42090
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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!
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