What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningZinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Dicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Brassica Campestris/Aleurites Fordi Oil Copolymer
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitan Caprylate
EmulsifyingSilybum Marianum Ethyl Ester
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Pongamia Pinnata Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Polyphosphate
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Water, Zinc Oxide, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dicaprylyl Ether, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Brassica Campestris/Aleurites Fordi Oil Copolymer, Sorbitan Caprylate, Silybum Marianum Ethyl Ester, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Pongamia Pinnata Seed Extract, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Polyphosphate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Benzyl Alcohol
Water
Skin ConditioningC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialDibutyl Adipate
EmollientButyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientDicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Tapioca Starch
Glycerin
Humectant
Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid
UV Absorber
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Triazone
UV Absorber
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone
UV Absorber
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Undecane
EmollientSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tridecane
Perfuming
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Decylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningEctoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMicrocrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingWater, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Dibutyl Adipate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Dicaprylyl Ether, Tapioca Starch, Glycerin, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Niacinamide, Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone, Pentylene Glycol, Undecane, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tridecane, Caprylyl Glycol, Decylene Glycol, Ectoin, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose Gum
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Dicaprylyl Ether is created from caprylic acid. It is a texture-enhancer and emollient.
As an emollient, Dicaprylyl Ether is non-comedogenic. It helps soften and smooth the skin by creating a barrier on top. This barrier helps trap moisture in, helping to hydrate the skin.
Dicaprylyl Ether gives a non-greasy feel and better spreadability to products.
Learn more about Dicaprylyl EtherGlycerin (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 GlycerinGlyceryl Stearate is made by reacting glycerin with stearic acid (typically sourced from plant oils like palm or coconut). It's an emulsifier, emollient, and mild occlusive.
Emulsifiers help ingredients like oil and water stay mixed so your formula stays nicely blended and uniform in texture.
This ingredient is typically used in concentrations between 1-10%. Studies have found it to be non-sensitizing, non-phototoxic, and non-photoallergenic.
A close cousin of this ingredient is Glyceryl Stearate SE ("self-emulsifying"). This just has a small amount of sodium or potassium stearate added so it can emulsify without a co-emulsifier.
Since this ingredient is an ester of a C18 fatty acid, it may not be fungal acne safe. The Malassezia yeast can potentially metabolize within the C11-C24 range.
Fun fact: The human body also creates Glyceryl Stearate naturally.
Learn more about Glyceryl StearateWater. 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
