What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCellulose
Absorbent
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantTrehalose
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Fomes Officinalis Extract
Skin ProtectingAlthaea Rosea Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningLeontopodium Alpinum Extract
Skin ConditioningSolanum Lycopersicum Fruit/Leaf/Stem Extract
AstringentAcetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Decapeptide-12
Bleaching
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract
Skin Protecting
Rhus Semialata Gall Extract
Skin ConditioningBetula Platyphylla Japonica Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningHoney Extract
Humectant
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Salix Nigra Bark Extract
Skin ProtectingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Water, Cellulose, Dipropylene Glycol, Trehalose, Butylene Glycol, Fomes Officinalis Extract, Althaea Rosea Flower Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum Extract, Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit/Leaf/Stem Extract, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Decapeptide-12, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract, Rhus Semialata Gall Extract, Betula Platyphylla Japonica Bark Extract, Honey Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Salix Nigra Bark Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Allantoin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Potassium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Parfum, Chlorphenesin
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPPG-26-Buteth-26
Skin ConditioningPalmitamidopropyltrimonium Chloride
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Quaternium-80
Parfum
Masking
Behentrimonium Chloride
Preservative
Linalool
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Cetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Isopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Crithmum Maritimum Extract
Skin ConditioningEryngium Maritimum Extract
TonicLeontopodium Alpinum Callus Culture Extract
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Alcohol Denat., Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Carbomer, PPG-26-Buteth-26, Palmitamidopropyltrimonium Chloride, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Quaternium-80, Parfum, Behentrimonium Chloride, Linalool, Citronellol, Cetrimonium Chloride, Isopropyl Alcohol, Crithmum Maritimum Extract, Eryngium Maritimum Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum Callus Culture Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum
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 GlycerinParfum is a catch-all term for an ingredient or more that is used to give a scent to products.
Also called "fragrance", this ingredient can be a blend of hundreds of chemicals or plant oils. This means every product with "fragrance" or "parfum" in the ingredients list is a different mixture.
For instance, Habanolide is a proprietary trade name for a specific aroma chemical. When used as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetics, most aroma chemicals fall under the broad labeling category of “FRAGRANCE” or “PARFUM” according to EU and US regulations.
The term 'parfum' or 'fragrance' is not regulated in many countries. In many cases, it is up to the brand to define this term.
For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance by INCI standards.
One example is Calendula flower extract. Calendula is an essential oil that still imparts a scent or 'fragrance'.
Depending on the blend, the ingredients in the mixture can cause allergies and sensitivities on the skin. Some ingredients that are known EU allergens include linalool and citronellol.
Parfum can also be used to mask or cover an unpleasant scent.
The bottom line is: not all fragrances/parfum/ingredients are created equally. If you are worried about fragrances, we recommend taking a closer look at an ingredient. And of course, we always recommend speaking with a professional.
Learn more about ParfumWater. 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
