What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine
Emulsifying
Sorbitol
Humectant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPhosphatidylcholine
EmulsifyingOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Pentylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine, Sorbitol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Retinyl Palmitate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Panthenol, Glycerin, Squalane, Ceramide NP, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Carbomer, Phosphatidylcholine, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Alcohol, Tocopherol, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningKaolin
Abrasive
Silt
AbsorbentGlycerin
Humectant
Hectorite
AbsorbentAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Saccharomyces/Grape Ferment Extract
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantUltramarines
Yeast Extract
Skin ConditioningTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Salvia Officinalis Oil
Masking
Camphor
Masking
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Soy Amino Acids
Skin ConditioningAnthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Alteromonas Ferment Extract
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Kaolin, Silt, Glycerin, Hectorite, Alcohol Denat., Saccharomyces/Grape Ferment Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Mica, Ultramarines, Yeast Extract, Titanium Dioxide, Salvia Officinalis Oil, Camphor, Ethylhexylglycerin, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Soy Amino Acids, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Phospholipids, Alteromonas Ferment Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
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
