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Musa Paradisiaca Fruit Juice
Skin ConditioningDimethyl Sulfone
SolventCocos Nucifera Water
MaskingSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantSodium Lactate
BufferingCrithmum Maritimum Extract
Skin ConditioningChondrus Crispus Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantLonicera Caprifolium Extract
AstringentMusa Paradisiaca Fruit Juice, Dimethyl Sulfone, Cocos Nucifera Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Lactate, Crithmum Maritimum Extract, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glycerin, Lonicera Caprifolium Extract
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningRosa Canina Seed Oil
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantAlcohol
AntimicrobialSalix Alba Bark Extract
AstringentAnanas Sativus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPunica Granatum Fruit Extract
AntioxidantAverrhoa Carambola Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPassiflora Incarnata Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningActinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract
EmollientGarcinia Mangostana Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLitchi Chinensis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningZiziphus Jujuba Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPsidium Guajava Fruit Extract
AstringentVaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Cera
EmollientCitrus Limon Peel
MaskingAcer Saccharum Extract
Skin ConditioningLaminaria Japonica Extract
Skin ProtectingCitrus Paradisi Juice
PerfumingRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientMelia Azadirachta Seed Oil
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Rosa Canina Seed Oil, Glycerin, Alcohol, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Averrhoa Carambola Fruit Extract, Passiflora Incarnata Fruit Extract, Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract, Garcinia Mangostana Fruit Extract, Litchi Chinensis Fruit Extract, Ziziphus Jujuba Seed Extract, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Cera, Citrus Limon Peel, Acer Saccharum Extract, Laminaria Japonica Extract, Citrus Paradisi Juice, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Melia Azadirachta Seed Oil, Xanthan Gum
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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 Glycerin