What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Behentrimonium Chloride
Preservative
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Pantothenic Acid
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Citric Acid
Buffering
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Behentrimonium Chloride
Preservative
Cetyl Esters
Emollient
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Trichilia Emetica Seed Butter
Emollient
Oleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides
Emollient
Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Myristyl Alcohol
Emollient
Arginine
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Lauryl Alcohol
Emollient
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingGuar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningSodium Hydroxide
BufferingButylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Coco-Glucoside, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Cetyl Esters, Inulin, Lactic Acid, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Glycerin, Trichilia Emetica Seed Butter, Oleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides, Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Glyceryl Stearate, Tocopherol, Myristyl Alcohol, Arginine, Parfum, Lauryl Alcohol, Sclerotium Gum, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Benzoate, Limonene
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
This ingredient is a preservative and often used for it's anti-static properties. You'll most likely see this ingredient in hair conditioners.
It does not cause irritation or sensitization in leave-on products at 1-5%.
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.
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