What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDisiloxane
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Acrylates Copolymer
Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone
Emollient
Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Extract
TonicPolysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingAscophyllum Nodosum Extract
Skin ConditioningIllicium Verum Fruit Extract
Perfuming
Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningTetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
CleansingMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Arctium Majus Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Juniperus Communis Fruit Extract
Perfuming
Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMentha Piperita Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningEnantia Chlorantha Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningHypericum Perforatum Extract
AntimicrobialSaponaria Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialPapain
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Nelumbium Speciosum Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Junos Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPinus Palustris Leaf Extract
TonicUlmus Davidiana Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Oenothera Biennis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningPueraria Lobata Root Extract
HumectantSodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Oleanolic Acid
Skin ConditioningWater, Disiloxane, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Acrylates Copolymer, Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids, Dipropylene Glycol, Panthenol, Sodium Chloride, Hydroxyacetophenone, Hexylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Extract, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Hydroxide, Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract, Illicium Verum Fruit Extract, Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Disodium EDTA, Parfum, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Maltodextrin, Arctium Majus Root Extract, Juniperus Communis Fruit Extract, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract, Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract, Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract, Hypericum Perforatum Extract, Saponaria Officinalis Leaf Extract, Papain, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Nelumbium Speciosum Flower Extract, Citrus Junos Fruit Extract, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Oenothera Biennis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Sodium Metabisulfite, Oleanolic Acid
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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!
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