What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningRosa Canina Seed Oil
Emollient
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Retinol
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Citric Acid
Buffering
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetyl Alcohol, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract, Rosa Canina Seed Oil, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Panthenol, Allantoin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Retinol, Polysorbate 20, Bakuchiol, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate
Emulsifying
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingJojoba Esters
Emollient
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Water, Squalane, Propanediol, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Jojoba Esters, Sodium PCA, Tocopherol, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid
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
