What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingIsohexadecane
EmollientPolysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Rosa Canina Fruit Extract
Astringent
Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Punica Granatum Flower Extract
Skin Conditioning
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Disodium EDTA
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingMica
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Isohexadecane, Polysorbate 60, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil, Saccharide Isomerate, Panthenol, Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Propylene Glycol, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Punica Granatum Flower Extract, Maltodextrin, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Mica
Water
Skin ConditioningZinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Isodecyl Neopentanoate
EmollientTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientCyclomethicone
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
PEG/PPG-20/15 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingCamellia Oleifera Leaf Extract
AstringentPolymethylsilsesquioxane
Magnesium Sulfate
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Zinc Oxide, Dimethicone, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Titanium Dioxide, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Cyclomethicone, Glycerin, Cyclopentasiloxane, PEG/PPG-20/15 Dimethicone, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Magnesium Sulfate, Tocopherol, CI 77491
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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