What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Myristyl Alcohol
Emollient
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialZea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Dicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Behenamidopropyl Dimethylamine
EmulsifyingCetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide
Skin ConditioningTrisiloxane
Skin Conditioning
Polyquaternium-37
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Benzalkonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCeramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Methylparaben
Preservative
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Myristyl Alcohol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Zea Mays Starch, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dicaprylyl Ether, Stearyl Alcohol, Behenamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Trisiloxane, Polyquaternium-37, Allantoin, Panthenol, Butylene Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Lactic Acid, Benzalkonium Chloride, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Cholesterol, Phytosphingosine, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Ceramide EOP, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Glycol Stearate
Emollient
Triethanolamine
BufferingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
BHT
Antioxidant
Stearamide Amp
Astrocaryum Vulgare Kernel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Glycine Soja Oil, Glycol Stearate, Triethanolamine, Glyceryl Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Parfum, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Stearamide Amp, Astrocaryum Vulgare Kernel Oil, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Benzyl Alcohol, Hexyl Cinnamal
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Carbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Learn more about CarbomerCetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Its main roles are:
Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Learn more about Cetyl AlcoholGlycerin (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
