What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
PEG-32
HumectantCetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Behenate
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Polyquaternium-52
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Methylparaben
Preservative
Water
Skin ConditioningMandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Dimethyl Isosorbide
SolventNiacinamide
Smoothing
Propanediol
Solvent
Acetyl Zingerone
Antioxidant
Hydroxyphenoxy Propionic Acid
Skin ConditioningSodium Hydroxide
BufferingHydroxyresveratrol
BleachingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Glycerin
Humectant
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Pelargonium Graveolens Oil
Masking
Cananga Odorata Flower Oil
Masking
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil
Perfuming
Eucalyptus Radiata Leaf/Stem Oil
Masking
Fusanus Spicatus Wood Oil
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Water, Mandelic Acid, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Niacinamide, Propanediol, Acetyl Zingerone, Hydroxyphenoxy Propionic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Hydroxyresveratrol, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Metabisulfite, Disodium EDTA, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glycerin, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil, Eucalyptus Radiata Leaf/Stem Oil, Fusanus Spicatus Wood Oil, Limonene, Linalool, Geraniol, Citronellol
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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