What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
No concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningKaolin
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Montmorillonite
AbsorbentMagnesium Aluminum Silicate
Absorbent
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Stearyl Stearate
Emollient
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantHydrated Silica
Abrasive
Polysilicone-11
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Punica Granatum Sterols
Skin Conditioning
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Squalane
Emollient
Charcoal Powder
Abrasive
Honey Extract
Humectant
Silver
Cosmetic ColorantPolyglutamic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Oil
Emollient
Hordeum Vulgare Extract
EmollientTriticum Vulgare Germ Oil
Emollient
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPropanediol
Solvent
Menthol
Masking
Euphorbia Cerifera Wax
Glycyrrhetinic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Water, Kaolin, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Montmorillonite, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Decyl Glucoside, Stearyl Stearate, Zinc Oxide, Mica, Hydrated Silica, Polysilicone-11, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Punica Granatum Sterols, Linoleic Acid, Squalane, Charcoal Powder, Honey Extract, Silver, Polyglutamic Acid, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Oil, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil, Jojoba Esters, CI 77891, Xanthan Gum, Propanediol, Menthol, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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.
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