What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin
HumectantCaprylyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion Stabilising1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Betaine
Humectant
C30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emollient
Trehalose
Humectant
Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butylene Glycol, Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil, Glycereth-26, Glycerin, PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin, Caprylyl Methicone, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Oleate, Betaine, C30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Trehalose, Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract, Xanthan Gum, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, Glyceryl Glucoside
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract
Antimicrobial
Boswellia Serrata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Punica Granatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningEthyl Vanillate
Perfuming
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Rosa Damascena Flower, Glycerin, Panthenol, Sodium PCA, Tocopherol, Sorbitan Oleate, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Hyaluronate, Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract, Boswellia Serrata Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Extract, Phenethyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ethyl Vanillate, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
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 GlycerinSorbitan Oleate is created from compounds in oleic acid and sorbitol.
It is used to stabilize a product by preventing ingredients from separating. Emulsifiers help keep ingredients together, such as oils and water.
According to a manufacturer, the ingredient Sorbitan Monooleate shares an INCI name with this one.
Sorbitan Oleate may not be fungal acne safe. It can also worsen oily skin.
Learn more about Sorbitan OleateWater. 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
