What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Calendula Officinalis Flower Oil
Masking
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Oil
Masking
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Hydrastis Canadensis Extract
MaskingHedychium Coronarium Root Extract
MaskingFucus Vesiculosus Extract
Emollient
Melia Azadirachta Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Limonene
Perfuming
Water
Skin ConditioningHamamelis Virginiana Water, Alcohol Denat., Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Oil, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Hydrastis Canadensis Extract, Hedychium Coronarium Root Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Melia Azadirachta Seed Oil, Glycerin, Limonene, Water
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingSodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingBetula Platyphylla Japonica Juice
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingGlyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Artemisia Annua Extract
MaskingChamomilla Recutita Flower Oil
Masking
Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Oil
Masking
Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Betula Platyphylla Japonica Juice, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Glyceryl Glucoside, Ascorbic Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Artemisia Annua Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Oil, Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Oil, Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Hexylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA
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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!
Learn more about Water
