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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPotassium Laureth Phosphate
EmulsifyingGlycerin
HumectantBetaine
HumectantPotassium Cocoyl Glutamate
SurfactantAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingButylene Glycol
HumectantAspartic Acid
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingLauryl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientDisodium EDTA
Allantoin
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantSodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningCeramide AP
Skin ConditioningPhytosphingosine
Skin ConditioningCholesterol
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCeramide EOP
Skin ConditioningWater, Potassium Laureth Phosphate, Glycerin, Betaine, Potassium Cocoyl Glutamate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Butylene Glycol, Aspartic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Disodium EDTA, Allantoin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Ceramide EOP
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingGlycerin
HumectantWater
Skin ConditioningSqualane
EmollientHydrogenated Farnesene
EmollientSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
CleansingSucrose Laurate
EmollientSucrose Stearate
EmollientPolymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice
Skin ConditioningAlpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
CleansingSambucus Nigra Fruit Extract
AstringentLactobacillus
Skin ConditioningIpomoea Batatas Root Extract
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Bran Extract
Skin ConditioningAcacia Senegal Gum
MaskingHelianthus Annuus Extract
EmollientCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Sucrose Palmitate
EmollientRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialPhenethyl Alcohol
MaskingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
AbsorbentTocopherol
AntioxidantCitric Acid
BufferingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Water, Squalane, Hydrogenated Farnesene, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sucrose Laurate, Sucrose Stearate, Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract, Lactobacillus, Ipomoea Batatas Root Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Acacia Senegal Gum, Helianthus Annuus Extract, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Sucrose Palmitate, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Phenethyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Maltodextrin, Tocopherol, Citric Acid
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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