What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Ethylhexyl Olivate
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Isopentyldiol
Humectant
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
EmulsifyingCocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Quaternium-80
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Behentrimonium Chloride
Preservative
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Methylpropanediol
SolventCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Polyquaternium-37
Oryza Sativa Bran Extract
Skin Conditioning
Polyquaternium-80
CleansingSqualane
Emollient
Isopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingDidecyldimonium Chloride
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Extract
Emollient
Medicago Sativa Extract
TonicHumulus Lupulus Extract
AntimicrobialMelilotus Officinalis Extract
AstringentRosmarinus Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialSodium PCA
Humectant
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicCaffeine
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Arginine
Masking
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialTocopherol
Antioxidant
Aspartic Acid
Masking
PCA
Humectant
Glycine
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Serine
Masking
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Valine
MaskingThreonine
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Isoleucine
Skin ConditioningPhenylalanine
Masking
Histidine
Humectant
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Propanediol, Ethylhexyl Olivate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Isopentyldiol, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Quaternium-80, Lactic Acid, Glycerin, Behentrimonium Chloride, Mentha Piperita Oil, Methylpropanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Polyquaternium-37, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Polyquaternium-80, Squalane, Isopropyl Alcohol, Sodium Hydroxide, Didecyldimonium Chloride, Glyceryl Stearate, Helianthus Annuus Extract, Medicago Sativa Extract, Humulus Lupulus Extract, Melilotus Officinalis Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract, Sodium PCA, Biotin, Caffeine, Sodium Lactate, Arginine, Benzyl Alcohol, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Aspartic Acid, PCA, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Dehydroacetic Acid, Valine, Threonine, Proline, Isoleucine, Phenylalanine, Histidine, Limonene, Linalool
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Hydrofluorocarbon 152a
Butyl Ester Of Pvm/Ma Copolymer
PEG/PPG-17/18 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Water
Skin ConditioningVanillin
Masking
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialAminomethyl Propanol
BufferingHydrolyzed Corn Protein
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Soy Protein
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningSilicone Quaternium-16
Skin Conditioning
Undeceth-11
EmollientPEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Cinnamidopropyltrimonium Chloride
Butyloctanol
HumectantUndeceth-5
EmulsifyingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Spirulina Maxima Extract
SmoothingArctium Lappa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Alcohol Denat., Hydrofluorocarbon 152a, Butyl Ester Of Pvm/Ma Copolymer, PEG/PPG-17/18 Dimethicone, Water, Vanillin, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Aminomethyl Propanol, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Silicone Quaternium-16, Undeceth-11, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Glycerin, Cinnamidopropyltrimonium Chloride, Butyloctanol, Undeceth-5, Butylene Glycol, Spirulina Maxima Extract, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Parfum, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
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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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