What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Isododecane
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Malva Sylvestris Extract
AstringentRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialSalvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
CleansingSambucus Nigra Flower Extract
RefreshingYeast Extract
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Cholesterol
Emollient
Sorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Isostearic Acid
Cleansing
Citric Acid
Buffering
Triethanolamine
BufferingMethylparaben
Preservative
CI 14700
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Alcohol Denat., Isododecane, Glycerin, Ceramide NP, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Malva Sylvestris Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract, Yeast Extract, Propylene Glycol, Cholesterol, Sorbitan Oleate, Isostearic Acid, Citric Acid, Triethanolamine, Methylparaben, CI 14700, CI 19140
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientAlcaligenes Polysaccharides
EmollientAmodimethicone
Calanthe Discolor Extract
Skin ConditioningCalcium Gluconate
HumectantCamellia Japonica Seed Oil
Emollient
Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment
AntimicrobialCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCastor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer
Disodium EDTA
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Maris Sal
Skin ConditioningOphiopogon Japonicus Root Extract
Skin ConditioningPolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Carrageenan
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Alcaligenes Polysaccharides, Amodimethicone, Calanthe Discolor Extract, Calcium Gluconate, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Carbomer, Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer, Disodium EDTA, Gluconolactone, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Maltodextrin, Maris Sal, Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Sodium Carrageenan, Sodium Hydroxide, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol
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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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