What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Myristyl Myristate
Emollient
Euphorbia Cerifera Cera
Astringent
Dipentaerythrityl Hexacaprylate/Hexacaprate
EmulsifyingCetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Illite
Abrasive
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
Parfum
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
Cleansing1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
CI 15510
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Benzoate
Masking
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Lecithin
Emollient
Polygonum Bistorta Root Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Ceteareth-20
CleansingAscorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Limonene
Perfuming
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Ether, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Myristyl Myristate, Euphorbia Cerifera Cera, Dipentaerythrityl Hexacaprylate/Hexacaprate, Cetearyl Glucoside, Sorbitan Olivate, Illite, Sclerotium Gum, Tocopheryl Acetate, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Parfum, Citric Acid, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, CI 15510, Sodium Benzoate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Alcohol, Lecithin, Polygonum Bistorta Root Extract, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Ceteareth-20, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Limonene, Hydroxycitronellal
Avena Sativa Seed Water 77%
Solvent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
2,3-Butanediol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Squalane
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tromethamine
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningInulin Lauryl Carbamate
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Surfactin
CleansingBeta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Seed Water 77%, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 2,3-Butanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Water, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Squalane, Hydroxyacetophenone, Carbomer, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Panthenol, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Inulin Lauryl Carbamate, Sodium Surfactin, Beta-Glucan
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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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