What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingTrehalose
Humectant
Honey
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Oat Protein
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Equisetum Arvense Extract
AstringentRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialSymphytum Officinale Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningUrtica Dioica Extract
AstringentSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Decyl Glucoside, Coco-Glucoside, Glycerin, Parfum, Xanthan Gum, Gluconolactone, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Trehalose, Honey, Hydrolyzed Oat Protein, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract, Urtica Dioica Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Citric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Glyceryl Dilaurate
Emollient
Ceteareth-20
CleansingCetyl Esters
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningOpuntia Vulgaris Extract
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Cetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Linalool
Perfuming
Butylphenyl Methylpropional
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Glyceryl Dilaurate, Ceteareth-20, Cetyl Esters, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Opuntia Vulgaris Extract, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Cetrimonium Chloride, Dehydroacetic Acid, Parfum, Linalool, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Limonene
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 GlycerinParfum is a catch-all term for an ingredient or more that is used to give a scent to products.
Also called "fragrance", this ingredient can be a blend of hundreds of chemicals or plant oils. This means every product with "fragrance" or "parfum" in the ingredients list is a different mixture.
For instance, Habanolide is a proprietary trade name for a specific aroma chemical. When used as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetics, most aroma chemicals fall under the broad labeling category of “FRAGRANCE” or “PARFUM” according to EU and US regulations.
The term 'parfum' or 'fragrance' is not regulated in many countries. In many cases, it is up to the brand to define this term.
For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance by INCI standards.
One example is Calendula flower extract. Calendula is an essential oil that still imparts a scent or 'fragrance'.
Depending on the blend, the ingredients in the mixture can cause allergies and sensitivities on the skin. Some ingredients that are known EU allergens include linalool and citronellol.
Parfum can also be used to mask or cover an unpleasant scent.
The bottom line is: not all fragrances/parfum/ingredients are created equally. If you are worried about fragrances, we recommend taking a closer look at an ingredient. And of course, we always recommend speaking with a professional.
Learn more about ParfumWater. 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
