What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Centella Asiatica Extract
CleansingWater
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantButylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantBenzyl Glycol
SolventAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
SolventSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin ConditioningCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAdansonia Digitata Fruit Extract
EmollientArginine
MaskingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
HumectantCarthamus Tinctorius Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningLeontopodium Alpinum Callus Culture Extract
AntioxidantDisodium EDTA
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningGardenia Florida Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningDextrin
AbsorbentSqualane
EmollientCitrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
MaskingAnastatica Hierochuntica Extract
AstringentChamomilla Recutita Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningCorn Starch Modified
AbsorbentPeat Water
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans
HumectantAcetic Acid
BufferingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingCitric Acid
BufferingSpirulina Maxima Extract
SmoothingSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
HumectantHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
HumectantHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingHydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Ceramide NP
Skin ConditioningHyaluronic Acid
HumectantSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
HumectantLimonene
PerfumingLinalool
PerfumingCentella Asiatica Extract, Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Benzyl Glycol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Propanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Panthenol, Carbomer, Adansonia Digitata Fruit Extract, Arginine, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Carthamus Tinctorius Flower Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum Callus Culture Extract, Disodium EDTA, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Dextrin, Squalane, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Anastatica Hierochuntica Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Corn Starch Modified, Peat Water, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Acetic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Citric Acid, Spirulina Maxima Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Ceramide NP, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Limonene, Linalool
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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 Water