What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningBenzophenone-3
UV Absorber
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Glycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientCetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Silica
Abrasive
Hydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
Lecithin
Emollient
Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
PEG-100 Stearate
Water, Benzophenone-3, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Phospholipids, Phenoxyethanol, Glycerin, Squalane, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Ascorbic Acid, Silica, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Lecithin, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, PEG-100 Stearate
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 GlycerinLecithin is a term for a group of substances found in the cell membranes of plants, animals, and humans. They are made up of phospholipids.
Thanks to its amphiphilic structure (water-loving head and oil-loving tail), it is a true multitasker:
It plays well with most ingredients and is typically used at 0.1-1%. However, concentrations up to 50% have been reported in moisturizers.
Depending on the source of this ingredient, lecithin may not be fungal acne safe. This is because some sources of lecithin come from soybean oil, which may feed the malassezia yeast that causes fungal acne.
We recommend reaching out to the brand you are purchasing from to inquire about the source of their lecithin.
Learn more about LecithinPhenoxyethanol 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
