What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPotassium Laureth Phosphate
EmulsifyingSodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Polyacrylate-33
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingSilanetriol
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Laminaria Digitata Extract
Skin Protecting
Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide
Skin ConditioningCeramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningPEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningOctenidine Hcl
AntimicrobialDisodium EDTA
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Potassium Laureth Phosphate, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Polyacrylate-33, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Silanetriol, Hyaluronic Acid, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide Ns, Ceramide NP, Ceramide As, Ceramide AP, Oryza Sativa Extract, Lactobacillus, Maltodextrin, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Octenidine Hcl, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Cetyl Dimethicone
Emollient
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf
Masking
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Dipalmitoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate
Distearyldimonium Chloride
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningOryzanol
Skin ConditioningCetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Isopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Parfum
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Eugenol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetyl Dimethicone, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf, Glycine Soja Oil, Tocopherol, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Dipalmitoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate, Distearyldimonium Chloride, Sodium Gluconate, Oryzanol, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Cetrimonium Chloride, Isopropyl Alcohol, Parfum, Limonene, Eugenol, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Geraniol, Citronellol, Phenoxyethanol
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 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!
Learn more about Water
