What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCucumis Sativus Fruit Water
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearates
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Squalane
Emollient
Cellulose
Absorbent
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Caramel
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Baptisia Tinctoria Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Helianthus Annuus Flower
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPersea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract
Astringent
Jasminum Officinale Flower Water
MaskingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Ganoderma Lucidum Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningLentinus Edodes Extract
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Helianthus Annuus Flower, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Xanthan Gum, Persea Gratissima Oil, Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract, Jasminum Officinale Flower Water, Panthenol, Allantoin, Tocopherol, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Hyaluronic Acid, Ganoderma Lucidum Stem Extract, Lentinus Edodes Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Parfum
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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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