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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Didecene
Skin ConditioningMica
Cosmetic ColorantGlycerin
HumectantPropanediol
SolventSqualane
EmollientCetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
EmulsifyingIsoamyl Laurate
EmollientHydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantPolyglyceryl-4 Isostearate
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Hoya Lacunosa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
AntioxidantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
CI 77163
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Hydrogenated Didecene, Mica, Glycerin, Propanediol, Squalane, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Isoamyl Laurate, Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer, Sodium Chloride, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydroxyacetophenone, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Hoya Lacunosa Flower Extract, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, CI 77891, Iron Oxides, CI 77163
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantAlcohol
AntimicrobialOryza Sativa Powder
Salix Alba Bark Extract
AstringentAnanas Sativus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPunica Granatum Fruit Extract
AntioxidantAverrhoa Carambola Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPassiflora Incarnata Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningActinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract
EmollientGarcinia Mangostana Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLitchi Chinensis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningZiziphus Jujuba Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPsidium Guajava Fruit Extract
AstringentXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCorallina Officinalis Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCoccinia Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSolanum Melongena Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Flower Extract
EmollientOcimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCurcuma Longa Root Extract
MaskingAmino Esters-1
Skin ConditioningOcimum Basilicum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Alcohol, Oryza Sativa Powder, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Averrhoa Carambola Fruit Extract, Passiflora Incarnata Fruit Extract, Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract, Garcinia Mangostana Fruit Extract, Litchi Chinensis Fruit Extract, Ziziphus Jujuba Fruit Extract, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Xanthan Gum, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Amino Esters-1, Ocimum Basilicum Leaf Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
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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 Glycerin