What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentSambucus Nigra Oil
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-4 Laurate
Emulsifying
Avena Sativa Kernel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate
Emulsifying
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Borago Officinalis Seed Oil
Emollient
Linalool
Perfuming
Lavandula Hybrida Oil
Emollient
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
Masking
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil
Skin Protecting
Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Collagen
Cleansing
Cinnamomum Camphora Bark Oil
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil
Masking
Acacia Decurrens Flower Wax
Emollient
Rosa Multiflora Flower Wax
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Menthol
Masking
Eugenia Caryophyllus Leaf Oil
Masking
Padina Pavonica Thallus Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Sambucus Nigra Oil, Water, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Linalool, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Geraniol, Tocopherol, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil, Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Collagen, Cinnamomum Camphora Bark Oil, Limonene, Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil, Acacia Decurrens Flower Wax, Rosa Multiflora Flower Wax, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil, Parfum, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Menthol, Eugenia Caryophyllus Leaf Oil, Padina Pavonica Thallus 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!
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