What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Cetearyl Olivate
Sodium Carboxymethyl Starch
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Chloride
MaskingSorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingPyrus Communis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Iris Florentina Root Extract
Masking1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCucumis Melo Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningKaolin
Abrasive
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Hedera Helix Leaf/Stem Extract
AntimicrobialCyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningCollagen Extract
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Elastin
EmollientHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Alginic Acid
Skin ConditioningSilanetriol
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin, Water, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Coco-Betaine, Cetearyl Olivate, Sodium Carboxymethyl Starch, Sodium Chloride, Sorbitan Olivate, Niacinamide, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Citric Acid, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Pyrus Communis Fruit Extract, Sodium Polyacrylate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Iris Florentina Root Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cucumis Melo Fruit Extract, Kaolin, Butylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Hedera Helix Leaf/Stem Extract, Cyanocobalamin, Collagen Extract, Propanediol, Tocopherol, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Hydrolyzed Elastin, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Alginic Acid, Silanetriol, Caprylyl Glycol, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
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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.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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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