What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningStearic Acid
Cleansing
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Heptyl Glucoside
Octocrylene
UV Absorber
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Polyacrylate-13
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Polyisobutene
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Actinidia Polygama Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningHeptanol
Perfuming
Water, Stearic Acid, Niacinamide, Cyclopentasiloxane, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Glycerin, Propanediol, Cyclohexasiloxane, Dimethicone, Cetyl Alcohol, Heptyl Glucoside, Octocrylene, Phenoxyethanol, Titanium Dioxide, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Polyacrylate-13, Chlorphenesin, Butylene Glycol, Polyisobutene, Potassium Hydroxide, Allantoin, Parfum, Tocopheryl Acetate, Polysorbate 20, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Actinidia Polygama Fruit Extract, Heptanol
Water
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Poly(C6-12 Olefin)
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
PPG-10 Methyl Glucose Ether
Skin ConditioningPEG-20 Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingMethylparaben
Preservative
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Triethanolamine
BufferingPropylparaben
Preservative
Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Water, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-12 Olefin), Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, PPG-10 Methyl Glucose Ether, PEG-20 Sorbitan Isostearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Carbomer, Methylparaben, Sodium Hyaluronate, Behenyl Alcohol, Triethanolamine, Propylparaben, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Disodium EDTA, Arachidyl Alcohol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
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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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