What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Cetyl Ricinoleate
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cetearyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Squalane
Emollient
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingBHT
Antioxidant
C30-45 Alkyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCeramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cholesterol
Emollient
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Fraxinus Excelsior Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingIsohexadecane
EmollientMica
Cosmetic ColorantNiacinamide
Smoothing
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Polymethyl Methacrylate
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Retinol
Skin Conditioning
Silanetriol
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Tromethamine
BufferingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBenzoic Acid
Masking
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Methicone, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Squalane, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, BHT, C30-45 Alkyl Dimethicone, Carbomer, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NP, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cholesterol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Disodium EDTA, Fraxinus Excelsior Bark Extract, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Isohexadecane, Mica, Niacinamide, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Panthenol, Phytosphingosine, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Polysorbate 20, Polysorbate 60, Retinol, Silanetriol, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tromethamine, Xanthan Gum, Benzoic Acid, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, CI 77491, CI 77891
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Water
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Polianthes Tuberosa Extract
MaskingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Amorphophallus Konjac Root Powder
Abrasive
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Anisate
AntimicrobialCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Glycerin, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Polianthes Tuberosa Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Amorphophallus Konjac Root Powder, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Anisate, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate
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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!
Learn more about Water
