What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxypropyl Guar
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Gluconobacter/Honey Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningPotassium Glutathione Isomerized Linoleate
Sh-Pentapeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Retinal
Skin Conditioning
Xanthophylls
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycine Soja Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Silanediol Salicylate
EmollientHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Ethylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Trideceth-6
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingWater, Glycerin, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Niacinamide, Gluconobacter/Honey Ferment Filtrate, Potassium Glutathione Isomerized Linoleate, Sh-Pentapeptide-5, Retinal, Xanthophylls, Butylene Glycol, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Silanediol Salicylate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Allantoin, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Sodium Polyacrylate, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Trideceth-6, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid
BufferingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Hydroxypropyl Guar
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Secale Cereale Seed Extract
Abrasive
Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Chlorphenesin, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Pentylene Glycol, Secale Cereale Seed Extract, Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate
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 GlycerinWe don't have a description for Hydroxypropyl Guar yet.
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
