What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCetyl Ricinoleate
Emollient
Tribehenin
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Isododecane
EmollientPolyglyceryl-6 Stearate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate
Emulsion Stabilising
Dimethicone
Emollient
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
Emollient
Orobanche Rapum Extract
Skin ProtectingPhytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Stearyl Dimethicone
Emollient
Octadecene
SolventVp/Va Copolymer
Propanediol
Solvent
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion Stabilising
Xanthan Gum
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium EDTA
Water, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Tribehenin, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Isododecane, Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Dimethicone, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Bakuchiol, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables, Orobanche Rapum Extract, Phytosterols, Behenyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Linoleic Acid, Phospholipids, Stearyl Dimethicone, Octadecene, Vp/Va Copolymer, Propanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tetrasodium EDTA
Water
Skin ConditioningDicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
C13-15 Alkane
SolventGlyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Cetyl Esters
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPlumeria Acutifolia Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningHydroxyproline
Skin ConditioningProline
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Citrate
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Glycerin, C13-15 Alkane, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Cetyl Esters, Squalane, Stearyl Alcohol, Niacinamide, Ceramide NP, Sodium Hyaluronate, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Sodium PCA, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Plumeria Acutifolia Flower Extract, Hydroxyproline, Proline, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Chlorphenesin, Panthenol, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Citrate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sorbitan Isostearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Tocopherol, Sodium Benzoate
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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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