What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearates
Emollient
Cetearyl Olivate
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingSclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
Humectant
Tetradecane
Perfuming
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Albizia Julibrissin Bark Extract
MaskingDarutoside
Skin ConditioningHibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningAvena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearates, Cetearyl Olivate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sorbitan Olivate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Tetradecane, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Albizia Julibrissin Bark Extract, Darutoside, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Dehydroacetate
Water
Skin ConditioningPentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantHydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Tranexamic Acid
Astringent
Petrolatum
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Silica
Abrasive
Hydrogenated Palm Oil
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Maltitol
HumectantBeheneth-20
EmulsifyingElaeis Guineensis Kernel Oil
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Elaeis Guineensis Oil
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTrisodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Retinyl Acetate
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
BHT
Antioxidant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Betaine
Humectant
Sodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingUncaria Gambir Extract
AstringentGinkgo Biloba Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract
Astringent
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPolyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning
Bupleurum Falcatum Root Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan
CleansingCI 75130
Cosmetic ColorantCitric Acid
Buffering
Rosa Roxburghii Fruit Extract
TonicNatto Gum
Water, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Behenyl Alcohol, Tranexamic Acid, Petrolatum, Dimethicone, Silica, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Stearyl Alcohol, Maltitol, Beheneth-20, Elaeis Guineensis Kernel Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Elaeis Guineensis Oil, Carbomer, Trisodium EDTA, Parfum, Retinyl Acetate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, BHT, Alcohol, Betaine, Sodium Metabisulfite, Potassium Hydroxide, Uncaria Gambir Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract, Tocopherol, Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract, Polyquaternium-51, Bupleurum Falcatum Root Extract, Sodium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan, CI 75130, Citric Acid, Rosa Roxburghii Fruit Extract, Natto Gum
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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!
Learn more about Water
