What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningParaffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Petrolatum
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Urea
Buffering
Lanolin Alcohol
Emollient
Triethanolamine
BufferingHordeum Vulgare Extract
EmollientCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seedcake
Abrasive
Propylene Glycol Dicaprate
EmollientSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
CI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 17200
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Paraffinum Liquidum, Glycerin, Petrolatum, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Urea, Lanolin Alcohol, Triethanolamine, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seedcake, Propylene Glycol Dicaprate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Trisodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, CI 15985, CI 19140, CI 17200
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Snail Secretion Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Oleate Citrate
Emulsifying
Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
Absorbent
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Olea Europaea Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Ziziphus Jujuba Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Levan
Skin ProtectingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Phytate
Citric Acid
Buffering
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Water, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Glycerin, Glyceryl Oleate Citrate, Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Ziziphus Jujuba Seed Extract, Tocopherol, Ascorbic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxyacetophenone, Levan, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Phytate, Citric Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Phenethyl Alcohol, Benzyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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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