What's inside
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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningEthylhexyl Olivate
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Olea Europaea Fruit Unsaponifiables
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingRosa Moschata Seed Oil
Emollient
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Betaine
Humectant
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glycolipids
Skin ConditioningTremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract
Antioxidant
Glycine Max Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Water, Ethylhexyl Olivate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Pentylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Squalane, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Olea Europaea Fruit Unsaponifiables, Xanthan Gum, Behenyl Alcohol, Carbomer, Rosa Moschata Seed Oil, Linoleic Acid, Phospholipids, Phytosterols, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Betaine, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Ceramide NP, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycolipids, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Glycine Max Seed Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Water
Skin ConditioningAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Ethoxydiglycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ferulic Acid
Antimicrobial
Lecithin
Emollient
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Resveratrol
Antioxidant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract
Antimicrobial
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Phenylpropanol
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningIngredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceGlycerin (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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
