What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPotassium Laureth Phosphate
EmulsifyingGlycerin
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Potassium Cocoyl Glutamate
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientDisodium EDTA
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCeramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Water, 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
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingPolyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Aroma
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Artemisia Vulgaris Extract
Skin Conditioning
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
PEG-150 Distearate
Emulsifying
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningBenzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresol
UV AbsorberCitric Acid
Buffering
Glucose
Humectant
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantPvm/Ma Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingMaris Aqua
HumectantSodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Propanediol
Solvent
Emiliania Huxleyi Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Panthenol, Propylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Aroma, Xylitylglucoside, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Artemisia Vulgaris Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, PEG-150 Distearate, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresol, Citric Acid, Glucose, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Pvm/Ma Copolymer, Maris Aqua, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Propanediol, Emiliania Huxleyi Extract
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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!
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