What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil Phytosterol Esters
Emulsifying
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Methylpropanediol
SolventPolyglyceryl-6 Laurate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin Conditioning
Ceteareth-20
CleansingCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSorbitan Palmitate
Emulsifying
Sodium Phytate
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion Stabilising3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Honokiol
Antioxidant
Magnolol
Antioxidant
Plankton Extract
Skin ConditioningBromelain
Skin ConditioningPapain
Skin ConditioningLecithin
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingAlgin
Masking
Sodium Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil Phytosterol Esters, Niacinamide, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Methylpropanediol, Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Ceteareth-20, Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sorbitan Palmitate, Sodium Phytate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Cellulose Gum, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Honokiol, Magnolol, Plankton Extract, Bromelain, Papain, Lecithin, Sodium Hydroxide, Algin, Sodium Ascorbate, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Arginine
Masking
Ferulic Acid
Antimicrobial
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Geranium Maculatum Extract
TonicEquisetum Arvense Extract
AstringentHamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Taraxacum Officinale Extract
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Tamarindus Indica Seed Polysaccharide
Skin ConditioningDimethyl Sulfone
SolventCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Carrageenan
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCitric Acid
Buffering
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
Perfuming
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Arginine, Ferulic Acid, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Geranium Maculatum Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Taraxacum Officinale Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Tamarindus Indica Seed Polysaccharide, Dimethyl Sulfone, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Propanediol, Sodium Benzoate, Carrageenan, Sclerotium Gum, Citric Acid, Benzoic Acid, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
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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 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 Water
