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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantPolysilicone-29
Silicone Quaternium-18
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Trideceth-6
EmulsifyingChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Trideceth-12
EmulsifyingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Potassium Benzoate
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polycitronellol T-Butyl Ether
EmollientIsopentyldiol
Humectant
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Isoamyl Laurate
Emollient
C10-18 Triglycerides
Emollient
Isodecyl Oleate
Emollient
Glycol Stearate
Emollient
Beta Vulgaris Root Extract
Skin ConditioningDiheptyl Succinate
EmollientGlyceryl Ricinoleate
Emollient
Linoleamidopropyl Dimethylamine Dimer Dilinoleate
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Corn Starch
HumectantCapryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate Hcl
Skin ConditioningHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingParfum
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Water, Cetyl Alcohol, Polycitronellol T-Butyl Ether, Isopentyldiol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Isoamyl Laurate, C10-18 Triglycerides, Isodecyl Oleate, Glycol Stearate, Beta Vulgaris Root Extract, Diheptyl Succinate, Glyceryl Ricinoleate, Linoleamidopropyl Dimethylamine Dimer Dilinoleate, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Propanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate Hcl, Hydroxyacetophenone, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Parfum, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Citronellol
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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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