What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningTrimethylolpropane Tricaprylate/Tricaprate
EmollientPentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
Emollient
Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Bis-Stearyl Dimethicone
Emollient
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantGlycerin
Humectant
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Polysilicone-11
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTrifluoromethyl C1-4 Alkyl Dimethicone
Humectant
C30-45 Alkyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
PEG-75 Stearate
Surfactant
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ceteth-20
CleansingSteareth-20
CleansingLens Esculenta Seed Extract
Skin ProtectingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Polymethyl Methacrylate
Citric Acid
Buffering
Silica
Abrasive
Squalane
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Flower Oil
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer
Laureth-12
EmulsifyingGalactoarabinan
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantLinalool
Perfuming
Water, Trimethylolpropane Tricaprylate/Tricaprate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate, Propanediol, Bis-Stearyl Dimethicone, Mica, Glycerin, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Polysilicone-11, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Trifluoromethyl C1-4 Alkyl Dimethicone, C30-45 Alkyl Dimethicone, Glycol Distearate, PEG-75 Stearate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Phenoxyethanol, Ceteth-20, Steareth-20, Lens Esculenta Seed Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Citric Acid, Silica, Squalane, Ethylhexylglycerin, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Oil, Potassium Sorbate, Disodium EDTA, Polysorbate 60, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Laureth-12, Galactoarabinan, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, CI 77891, Linalool
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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