What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningC13-14 Alkane
SolventHydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Propanediol
Solvent
Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingLecithin
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantLauroyl Lysine
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAstrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter
Emollient
Astrocaryum Tucuma Seed Butter
Emollient
Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Citral
Perfuming
Iron Oxides
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantWater, C13-14 Alkane, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Propanediol, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol, Mica, Lauroyl Lysine, Parfum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Astrocaryum Tucuma Seed Butter, Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Oleate, Citric Acid, Citral, Iron Oxides, 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 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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