What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingSodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Pantolactone
Humectant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Amyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Water, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Panthenol, Niacinamide, Pantolactone, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum, Amyl Cinnamal, Citronellol, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid
Calendula Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Juice
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingShea Butter Glycerides
Emulsifying
Maltooligosyl Glucoside
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantDiglycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningLactic Acid
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Oenothera Biennis Oil
Emollient
Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem
HumectantPassiflora Edulis Seed Oil
Emollient
Pyrus Malus Seed Oil
Emollient
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract
Antimicrobial
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Borago Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Extract
Skin Conditioning
Medicago Sativa Extract
TonicHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Sorbitan Palmitate
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Sodium Anisate
AntimicrobialGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientPhenethyl Alcohol
MaskingSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCalendula Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Juice, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Shea Butter Glycerides, Maltooligosyl Glucoside, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Diglycerin, Water, Lactic Acid, Glycerin, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil, Pyrus Malus Seed Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Squalane, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Borago Officinalis Leaf Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Extract, Medicago Sativa Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Cetyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Palmitate, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Sodium Anisate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Phenethyl Alcohol, Sodium Levulinate, Sclerotium Gum
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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 Water
