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Lavandula Angustifolia Water
Masking
Melilotus Officinalis Flower Water
Skin ConditioningMelissa Officinalis Leaf Water
Skin ConditioningVerbena Officinalis Leaf/Stem Water
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
EmulsifyingTrehalose
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
Perfuming
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Dioscorea Batatas Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCapparis Spinosa Bud Extract
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Silver
Cosmetic ColorantLavandula Angustifolia Water, Melilotus Officinalis Flower Water, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Water, Verbena Officinalis Leaf/Stem Water, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Trehalose, Glycerin, Proline, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Maltodextrin, Dioscorea Batatas Root Extract, Citric Acid, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Capparis Spinosa Bud Extract, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract, Water, Parfum, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Silver
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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 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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