What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Triethylhexanoin
MaskingCitrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lens Esculenta Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract
AstringentCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Punica Granatum Extract
AstringentPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate
Skin Conditioning
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Aminomethyl Propanol
BufferingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Lens Esculenta Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Panthenol, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Aminomethyl Propanol, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Coconut Alkanes
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Phaeodactylum Tricornutum Extract
HumectantButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Disodium Tetramethylhexadecenyl Succinoyl Cysteine
AntimicrobialOryza Sativa Starch
AbsorbentBisabolol
Antioxidant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Sodium Phytate
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Isostearic Acid
Cleansing
Lecithin
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Beta-Sitosterol
Emulsion Stabilising
Squalene
Emollient
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Glucose
Humectant
Caprylyl Alcohol
Masking
Decyl Alcohol
Emollient
Iron Oxides
Zinc Oxide, Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Coconut Alkanes, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Glyceryl Caprylate, Coco-Glucoside, Phaeodactylum Tricornutum Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Disodium Tetramethylhexadecenyl Succinoyl Cysteine, Oryza Sativa Starch, Bisabolol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Sodium Phytate, Xanthan Gum, Sclerotium Gum, Cetearyl Glucoside, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Isostearic Acid, Lecithin, Dimethicone, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Tocopherol, Beta-Sitosterol, Squalene, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Glucose, Caprylyl Alcohol, Decyl Alcohol, Iron Oxides
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylhydroxamic Acid is a chelating agent that helps cosmetics stay fresh, stable, and consistent over time.
Chelating agents help prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This helps prevent unwanted reactions and effects from using the product. It also helps prevent the growth of unwanted microbes in products that contain water.
Caprylhydroxamic Acid is often used with natural antimicrobial products as an alternative to preservatives.
Learn more about Caprylhydroxamic AcidGlycerin (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 GlycerinWater. 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
