What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningMethyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Hamamelis Virginiana Extract
Antiseborrhoeic
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Camellia Sinensis Polyphenols
Antioxidant
Symphytum Officinale Callus Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Punica Granatum Sterols
Skin Conditioning
Genistein
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Resveratrol
Antioxidant
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Sea Salt
Abrasive
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Methyl Gluceth-20, Sodium PCA, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Polyphenols, Symphytum Officinale Callus Culture Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Sterols, Genistein, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Tocopheryl Acetate, Resveratrol, Bakuchiol, Sea Salt, Ascorbic Acid, Panthenol, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Benzoate, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Ethylhexyl Salicylate
UV Absorber
PEG-100 Stearate
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Triethanolamine
BufferingP-Anisic Acid
Masking
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Squalane, Phenoxyethanol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sorbitan Oleate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, PEG-100 Stearate, Potassium Sorbate, Triethanolamine, P-Anisic Acid, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Sodium Hyaluronate, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Tocopherol, Persea Gratissima Oil
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol 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
