What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Menthyl Lactate
Masking
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Steareth-20
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Lysolecithin
EmulsifyingN-Hydroxysuccinimide
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingChrysin
Skin ConditioningMyristoyl Pentapeptide-17
Skin Conditioning
Oligopeptide-4
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningBifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Menthyl Lactate, Asiatic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Panthenol, Steareth-20, Glycerin, Lysolecithin, N-Hydroxysuccinimide, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Chrysin, Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17, Oligopeptide-4, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Lactobacillus, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingSclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
Humectant
Tetradecane
Perfuming
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Tridecapeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
S-Pea Oligopeptide-1 Sp
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Fruit Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract
Antioxidant
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningAvena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Astaxanthin
Skin Conditioning
Menthyl Ethylamido Oxalate
Skin ConditioningSodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Tetradecane, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Tridecapeptide-1, S-Pea Oligopeptide-1 Sp, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Niacinamide, Caffeine, Cetearyl Alcohol, Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Fruit Ferment Filtrate, Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Astaxanthin, Menthyl Ethylamido Oxalate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Sodium Benzoate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sodium Gluconate, Xanthan Gum
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
