What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
Isodecyl Neopentanoate
EmollientSynthetic Wax
Abrasive
Dimethicone
Emollient
Microcrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingGlycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Lauryl PEG-8 Dimethicone
Sodium Chloride
MaskingDipropylene Glycol
HumectantTrehalose
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sorbitan Sesquioleate
Emulsifying
Squalane
Emollient
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientDimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Stearalkonium Hectorite
Gel FormingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract
Humectant
Propylene Carbonate
SolventAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Citrate
BufferingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Butylene Glycol, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Synthetic Wax, Dimethicone, Microcrystalline Wax, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Lauryl PEG-8 Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Dipropylene Glycol, Trehalose, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Squalane, Glyceryl Caprylate, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Tocopherol, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Ceramide NP, Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Propylene Carbonate, Adenosine, Sodium Citrate, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide
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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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