What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Ganoderma Lucidum Extract
Skin Protecting
Algin
Masking
CI 75810
Cosmetic ColorantRetinol
Skin Conditioning
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentMannitol
Humectant
Iron Oxides
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Allantoin, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Panthenol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Ganoderma Lucidum Extract, Algin, CI 75810, Retinol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Mannitol, Iron Oxides, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 20, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA, Parfum
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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 GlycerinXanthan 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
