What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
EmulsifyingSodium Pg-Sulfonate
HumectantNiacinamide
Smoothing
Glycerin
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Citric Acid
Buffering
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Phytic Acid
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Gluconic Acid
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Malic Acid
Buffering
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Tartaric Acid
Buffering
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Sodium Pg-Sulfonate, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Panthenol, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Citric Acid, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phytic Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Gluconic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract, Lactic Acid, Malic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Tartaric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingFructose
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Sucrose
Humectant
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Hexyl Nicotinate
EmollientAlanine
Masking
Dextrin
AbsorbentUrea
Buffering
Coceth-7
EmulsifyingPPG-1-PEG-9 Lauryl Glycol Ether
EmulsifyingPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Sodium Citrate
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Water, Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Hexylene Glycol, Fructose, Glucose, Sucrose, Glutamic Acid, Aspartic Acid, Hexyl Nicotinate, Alanine, Dextrin, Urea, Coceth-7, PPG-1-PEG-9 Lauryl Glycol Ether, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium Citrate, Disodium EDTA, Benzoic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Parfum
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
