What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Isopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Hydrogenated Apricot Kernel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emollient
Polyacrylamide-1
EmulsifyingC8-9 Isoparaffin
Solvent
Laureth-7
EmulsifyingEthylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Methylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTriethanolamine
BufferingIodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Preservative
DMDM Hydantoin
Preservative
Diazolidinyl Urea
Preservative
Aroma
Water, Glycerin, Paraffinum Liquidum, Isopropyl Myristate, Hydrogenated Apricot Kernel Oil, Propylene Glycol, Betaine, Beta-Glucan, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polyacrylamide-1, C8-9 Isoparaffin, Laureth-7, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Hyaluronic Acid, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, DMDM Hydantoin, Diazolidinyl Urea, Aroma
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Dicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Isopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Synthetic Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Arginine Hcl
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract
Antimicrobial
Pimpinella Anisum Fruit Extract
MaskingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDimethicone
Emollient
Trisodium EDTA
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Panthenol, Dicaprylyl Ether, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Synthetic Beeswax, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Octyldodecanol, Arginine Hcl, Cetyl Alcohol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Stearyl Alcohol, Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract, Pimpinella Anisum Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Carbomer, Dimethicone, Trisodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Carbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Learn more about CarbomerGlycerin (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
