What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningZinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Butyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Trisiloxane
Skin Conditioning
Propylheptyl Caprylate
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Isododecane
EmollientCoco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Cetyl Diglyceryl Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone
Emulsion Stabilising
Caprylyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract
Skin ProtectingBacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract
Skin ConditioningBuddleja Officinalis Flower Extract
UV FilterCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract
Antioxidant
Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
EmollientVinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Lauryl Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Triethylhexanoin
Masking1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Dimethicone
Emollient
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingLauroyl Lysine
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Sulfate
Lauryl Dimethicone/Polyglycerin-3 Crosspolymer
Cleansing
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientTocopherol
Antioxidant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Citrate
BufferingGlycerin
Humectant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingPalmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
7-Dehydrocholesterol
Emulsion StabilisingWater, Zinc Oxide, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Trisiloxane, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Isododecane, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Cetyl Diglyceryl Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone, Caprylyl Methicone, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract, Bacillus Ferment, Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract, Buddleja Officinalis Flower Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Lauryl Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Triethylhexanoin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cetyl Dimethicone, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Lauroyl Lysine, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Magnesium Sulfate, Lauryl Dimethicone/Polyglycerin-3 Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Tocopherol, Dipropylene Glycol, Panthenol, Sodium Citrate, Glycerin, Ceramide NP, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, 7-Dehydrocholesterol
Water
Skin ConditioningIsopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientIsodecyl Neopentanoate
EmollientOctocrylene
UV Absorber
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Dibutyl Adipate
EmollientPhenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid
UV Absorber
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Salicylate
UV Absorber
Homosalate
Skin Conditioning
Glycine
Buffering
Polyamide-5
Skin ConditioningPolymethylsilsesquioxane
Arginine Hcl
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glycyrrhetinic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Glycyrrhiza Inflata Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium EDTA
Silica Dimethyl Silylate
EmollientDimethicone
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Isopropyl Palmitate, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Octocrylene, Alcohol Denat., Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Dibutyl Adipate, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Homosalate, Glycine, Polyamide-5, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Arginine Hcl, Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Glycyrrhiza Inflata Root Extract, Trisodium EDTA, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Dimethicone, Ethylhexylglycerin
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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