What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientTriethylhexanoin
MaskingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Oryza Sativa Powder
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Sorbitol
Humectant
Sodium Polyacrylate Starch
AbsorbentDimethicone
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingOleth-10
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAluminum Hydroxide
EmollientTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Disodium EDTA
Coptis Japonica Root Extract
Skin ConditioningSimethicone
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Extract
BleachingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Oryza Sativa Bran Water
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Rice Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Triethylhexanoin, Butylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Sodium Polyacrylate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Palmitic Acid, Oryza Sativa Powder, Polysorbate 60, Stearic Acid, Sorbitol, Sodium Polyacrylate Starch, Dimethicone, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Oleth-10, Parfum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Aluminum Hydroxide, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Disodium EDTA, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Simethicone, Olea Europaea Fruit Extract, Tocopherol, Oryza Sativa Bran Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Rice Ferment Filtrate, 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.
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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
