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Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientNiacinamide
Smoothing
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
Emollient
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Steareth-21
CleansingDiglycerin
Humectant
Polyglycerin-3
Humectant
Aframomum Angustifolium Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPaeonia Lactiflora Root Extract
Skin ConditioningLilium Candidum Bulb Extract
Skin ConditioningJasminum Officinale Flower Extract
Masking
Sodium Surfactin
CleansingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
Humectant
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Sodium Tocopheryl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Xylitol
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Palmaria Palmata Extract
Skin ProtectingCamelina Sativa Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Polymethyl Methacrylate
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Parfum
Masking
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Cocoglycerides
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingGlucose
Humectant
CI 14700
Cosmetic ColorantCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Niacinamide, Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Steareth-21, Diglycerin, Polyglycerin-3, Aframomum Angustifolium Seed Extract, Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract, Lilium Candidum Bulb Extract, Jasminum Officinale Flower Extract, Sodium Surfactin, Ceramide NP, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Sodium Tocopheryl Phosphate, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Adenosine, Xylitol, Trehalose, Palmaria Palmata Extract, Camelina Sativa Seed Oil, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Glucoside, Parfum, Glyceryl Stearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum, Cetyl Palmitate, Cocoglycerides, Sodium Hydroxide, Glucose, CI 14700, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Olus Oil
Emollient
Elaeis Guineensis Oil
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Squalane
Emollient
Betaine
Humectant
Palmitamide Mea
Sarcosine
Skin Conditioning
Acetamide Mea
HumectantHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
Emulsifying
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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 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
