What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Hexyldecyl Laurate
EmollientHexyldecanol
Emollient
Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
Emollient
Propylheptyl Caprylate
EmollientCetearyl Isononanoate
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientSorbitan Laurate
Emulsifying
Lycium Barbarum Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Tomato Skin
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Anisate
AntimicrobialCitric Acid
Buffering
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Geraniol
Perfuming
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Hexyldecyl Laurate, Hexyldecanol, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sodium Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Sorbitan Laurate, Lycium Barbarum Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydrolyzed Tomato Skin, Parfum, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Anisate, Citric Acid, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tocopherol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lauryl Glucoside, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Geraniol, Sodium Benzoate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Isostearyl Neopentanoate
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Tambourissa Trichophylla Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantDimethicone
Emollient
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester
Skin Conditioning
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
