What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine Lactate
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Cetearyl Olivate
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
Emollient
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientPolygonum Multiflorum Root Extract
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Husk Oil
Skin Conditioning
Myristyl Alcohol
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Water
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Oenothera Biennis Oil
Emollient
Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Extract
TonicCocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Japonica Flower Extract
EmollientTocopherol
Antioxidant
Diospyros Kaki Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCeratonia Siliqua Fruit Extract
MaskingCamellia Japonica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine Lactate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Pentylene Glycol, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Cetearyl Olivate, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Sorbitan Olivate, Stearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Glyceryl Caprylate, Polygonum Multiflorum Root Extract, Olea Europaea Husk Oil, Myristyl Alcohol, Propanediol, Water, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Extract, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Mentha Piperita Oil, Sodium Gluconate, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Tocopherol, Diospyros Kaki Fruit Extract, Ceratonia Siliqua Fruit Extract, Camellia Japonica Leaf Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningStearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Behentrimonium Chloride
Preservative
Glycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantAmodimethicone
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Arginine
Masking
C12-14 Pareth-7
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Cetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
C12-14 Pareth-5
CleansingPEG-7 Propylheptyl Ether
Emulsion StabilisingAcetic Acid
BufferingTrideceth-12
EmulsifyingDimethyl Palmitamine
EmulsifyingPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Collagen Amino Acids
Moisturising
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Glucose
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAphanothece Sacrum Polysaccharide
AbsorbentSodium Benzoate
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Preservative
Sorbitol
Humectant
Water, Stearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Dipropylene Glycol, Amodimethicone, Lactic Acid, Glutamic Acid, Arginine, C12-14 Pareth-7, Disodium EDTA, Cetrimonium Chloride, C12-14 Pareth-5, PEG-7 Propylheptyl Ether, Acetic Acid, Trideceth-12, Dimethyl Palmitamine, Propylene Glycol, Collagen Amino Acids, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Glucose, Ethylhexylglycerin, Aphanothece Sacrum Polysaccharide, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Sorbitol
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 GlycerinStearyl Alcohol is a type of fatty alcohol from stearic acid. It is a white, waxy compound used to emulsify ingredients used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Emollients help soothe and hydrate the skin by trapping moisture.
Fatty alcohols are usually derived from natural fats and oils and therefore do not have the same drying or irritating effect as solvent (ethanol) alcohols.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Learn more about Stearyl AlcoholWater. 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
