What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantCetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide
Skin ConditioningTrisiloxane
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
EmollientHydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientPEG-3 Dimethicone
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin ConditioningMagnesium Sulfate
Butylene Glycol
HumectantIsostearyl Glyceryl Ether
Skin ConditioningPEG-12 Dimethicone
Skin ConditioningSuccinic Acid
BufferingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingEucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
PerfumingTocopherol
AntioxidantMethylparaben
PreservativeWater, Glycerin, Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Trisiloxane, Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Polydecene, PEG-3 Dimethicone, Allantoin, Magnesium Sulfate, Butylene Glycol, Isostearyl Glyceryl Ether, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Succinic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Methylparaben
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantC13-15 Alkane
SolventPropanediol
SolventCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingPolyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningSodium Polyacrylate
AbsorbentAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingVp/Va Copolymer
Squalane
EmollientHelichrysum Italicum Extract
AntiseborrhoeicHyaluronic Acid
HumectantDecyl Glucoside
CleansingCitric Acid
BufferingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
EmollientCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialCucumis Melo Cantalupensis Fruit Extract
AstringentCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
EmollientElettaria Cardamomum Seed Extract
PerfumingJasminum Officinale Flower/Leaf Extract
MaskingLavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
CleansingPyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningRose Extract
Skin ConditioningRubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentSantalum Album Wood Extract
PerfumingTriethyl Citrate
MaskingApium Graveolens Seed Extract
AntioxidantEnteromorpha Compressa Extract
Skin ProtectingFucus Vesiculosus Extract
EmollientLithothamnion Calcareum Extract
Skin ConditioningPorphyra Umbilicalis Extract
Skin ConditioningUndaria Pinnatifida Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
MaskingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativePhenoxyethanol
PreservativeEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, C13-15 Alkane, Propanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Polyacrylate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Lauryl Glucoside, Vp/Va Copolymer, Squalane, Helichrysum Italicum Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Decyl Glucoside, Citric Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Cucumis Melo Cantalupensis Fruit Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Extract, Jasminum Officinale Flower/Leaf Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Rose Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Santalum Album Wood Extract, Triethyl Citrate, Apium Graveolens Seed Extract, Enteromorpha Compressa Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Lithothamnion Calcareum Extract, Porphyra Umbilicalis Extract, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin
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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!
Learn more about Water