What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
No key ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Glycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin
HumectantPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Arginine
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPentasodium Pentetate
Swertia Japonica Extract
Skin ConditioningSaxifraga Sarmentosa Extract
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Borago Officinalis Seed Oil
Emollient
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Kojic Acid
Antioxidant
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
Perfuming
Whey Protein
Skin ConditioningHamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
EDTA
Dimethicone
Emollient
Triethanolamine
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Water, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Kojic Acid, Bisabolol, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Retinyl Palmitate, Hyaluronic Acid, Phospholipids, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Allantoin, Tocopherol, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Whey Protein, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Propylene Glycol, EDTA, Dimethicone, Triethanolamine, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
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!
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