What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningParaffinum Liquidum
Emollient
PPG-15 Stearyl Ether
EmollientPropylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientMyreth-3 Myristate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
PEG-10 Soy Sterol
EmulsifyingStearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingMica
Cosmetic ColorantStearic Acid
Cleansing
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingC12-20 Acid PEG-8 Ester
Emulsifying
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Glycine Soja Sterols
Emollient
Sodium Isostearoyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingTriethanolamine
BufferingParfum
Masking
Diazolidinyl Urea
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
BHT
Antioxidant
CI 14700
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Paraffinum Liquidum, PPG-15 Stearyl Ether, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Myreth-3 Myristate, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, PEG-10 Soy Sterol, Stearyl Alcohol, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Mica, Stearic Acid, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, C12-20 Acid PEG-8 Ester, Ceramide NP, Glycine Soja Sterols, Sodium Isostearoyl Lactylate, Triethanolamine, Parfum, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, BHT, CI 14700, CI 77891, CI 19140
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Acacia Concinna Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningBalanites Aegyptiaca Fruit Extract
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Coconut Alcohol
Emollient
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Gypsophila Paniculata Root Extract
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Hydroxide
BufferingDehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Stearic Acid, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Phenoxyethanol, Acacia Concinna Fruit Extract, Balanites Aegyptiaca Fruit Extract, Coco-Glucoside, Benzyl Alcohol, Coconut Alcohol, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Gypsophila Paniculata Root Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Dehydroacetic Acid, Limonene, Linalool, Citral
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 GlycerinStearic Acid is a fatty acid that is already found in your skin. It's one of the free fatty acids that works alongside ceramides and cholesterols to maintain your barrier.
In cosmetics, it is a multitasker:
Safety-wise, the CIR Expert Panel has concluded it to be safe in cosmetics when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing.
Free stearic acid is a C18 fatty acid that the Malassezia yeast can substrate, so this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Stearic AcidWater. 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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