What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientMethylpropanediol
SolventTriethylhexanoin
MaskingNiacinamide
Smoothing
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Vinyldimethicone
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-2 Stearate
Emulsifying
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Cetearyl Olivate
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningFructan
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Glucose
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate
Emulsifying
Cholesterol
Emollient
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Dipeptide-2
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Benzyl Glycol
SolventHydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans
HumectantStearic Acid
Cleansing
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Water, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Methylpropanediol, Triethylhexanoin, Niacinamide, Arachidyl Alcohol, Panthenol, Vinyldimethicone, Behenyl Alcohol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Arachidyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Glucoside, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetearyl Olivate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Olivate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Fructan, Ceramide NP, Adenosine, Gluconolactone, Disodium EDTA, Glucose, Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Cholesterol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Palmitic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Dipeptide-2, Madecassoside, Madecassic Acid, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Benzyl Glycol, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Stearic Acid, Myristic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
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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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