What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Adansonia Digitata Oil
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Butter
Skin Conditioning
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Sucrose Stearate
EmollientAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter
Skin Conditioning
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emollient
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Acacia Decurrens Flower Wax
Emollient
Honey
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingArginine
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Polyglycerin-3
Humectant
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Sucrose Polystearate
EmollientFructose
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Inositol
Humectant
Sucrose
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientMagnesium Aluminum Silicate
Absorbent
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Citrate
BufferingBenzoic Acid
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Adansonia Digitata Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Simmondsia Chinensis Butter, Stearic Acid, Sucrose Stearate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Saccharomyces Ferment, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter, Jojoba Esters, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax, Tocopherol, Beeswax, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Glycine Soja Oil, Acacia Decurrens Flower Wax, Honey, Oryza Sativa Extract, Xanthan Gum, Arginine, Citric Acid, Polyglycerin-3, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Sucrose Polystearate, Fructose, Glucose, Inositol, Sucrose, Trehalose, Potassium Sorbate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sodium Anisate, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Citrate, Benzoic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Its main roles are:
Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Learn more about Cetyl AlcoholGlycerin (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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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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