What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningSucrose Laurate
Emollient
Avena Sativa Kernel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Sucrose Stearate
EmollientTocopherol
Antioxidant
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Sucrose Palmitate
EmollientAnthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
Masking
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Glycerin, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Water, Sucrose Laurate, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Sucrose Stearate, Tocopherol, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Sucrose Palmitate, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
Hydrogenated Farnesene
EmollientSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Sucrose Laurate
Emollient
Sucrose Stearate
EmollientPolymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice
Skin ConditioningAlpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract
AstringentLactobacillus
Skin ConditioningIpomoea Batatas Root Extract
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Bran Extract
Skin Conditioning
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingHelianthus Annuus Extract
Emollient
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Sucrose Palmitate
EmollientRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialPhenethyl Alcohol
MaskingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Water, Squalane, Hydrogenated Farnesene, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sucrose Laurate, Sucrose Stearate, Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract, Lactobacillus, Ipomoea Batatas Root Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Acacia Senegal Gum, Helianthus Annuus Extract, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Sucrose Palmitate, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Phenethyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Maltodextrin, Tocopherol, Citric 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 GlycerinSucrose Laurate isn't fungal acne safe.
We don't have a description for Sucrose Palmitate yet.
Sucrose Stearate is derived from stearic acid and sucrose (sugar). It is an emollient and emulsifier.
As an emulsifier, it prevents oils and water from separating in a product. This property also makes it a surfactant and therefore a cleansing agent.
Tocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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!
Learn more about Water
