What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate
Emulsifying
Triethylhexanoin
MaskingCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientDiisostearyl Malate
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sorbitan Sesquioleate
Emulsifying
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin Conditioning
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate, Triethylhexanoin, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Diisostearyl Malate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid
Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate
Skin ConditioningCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
PEG-90
HumectantSorbitol
Humectant
PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate
Emollient
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Cholesteryl Hydroxystearate
EmollientSerine
Masking
Squalane
Emollient
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Acetyl Hydroxyproline
EmollientTocopherol
Antioxidant
Riboflavin
Cosmetic ColorantPCA Ethyl Cocoyl Arginate
Moisturising
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycerin, Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, PEG-90, Sorbitol, PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glyceryl Glucoside, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Cholesteryl Hydroxystearate, Serine, Squalane, Ubiquinone, Acetyl Hydroxyproline, Tocopherol, Riboflavin, PCA Ethyl Cocoyl Arginate, Phenoxyethanol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate is an emollient ester. It comes from cetearyl alcohol and 2-ethylhexanoic acid.
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate is an emollient that adds a velvety feel to skin without being greasy or oily. Emollients help trap moisture into your skin, keeping your skin soft and hydrated.
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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