What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
CleansingSodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate
CleansingCera Alba
Emollient
Copernicia Cerifera Wax
Acrylates Copolymer
Glycerin
Humectant
Honey
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate
CleansingHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingBenzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Aminomethyl Propanol
BufferingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Coumarin
Perfuming
Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate, Cera Alba, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Acrylates Copolymer, Glycerin, Honey, Sodium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate, Hexylene Glycol, Benzyl Benzoate, Aminomethyl Propanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum, Coumarin
Water
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Lauryl Sulfate
Cleansing
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingVitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningActinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract
EmollientHoney Extract
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningIngredients 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!
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