What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantGlycerin
Humectant
Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
Absorbent
Acetyl Glucosamine
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Ammonium Acrylates Copolymer
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Polybutene
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Methicone
Emollient
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Juice
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Mica, Glycerin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Acetyl Glucosamine, Niacinamide, Sodium Chloride, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Ammonium Acrylates Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Polybutene, Tocopheryl Acetate, Panthenol, Methicone, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Juice, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Water
Skin ConditioningIsononyl Isononanoate
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
C13-15 Alkane
SolventCoconut Alkanes
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-6 Polyhydroxystearate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Magnesium Sulfate
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingStearoyl Inulin
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Polyglycerin-6
HumectantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientCitric Acid
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Isononyl Isononanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, C13-15 Alkane, Coconut Alkanes, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Magnesium Sulfate, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Tocopherol, Sodium Chloride, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Stearoyl Inulin, Butylene Glycol, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Polyglycerin-6, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tin Oxide, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, CI 77891
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideWater. 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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