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What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Cucumis Melo Juice
SoothingSalix Alba Bark Extract
AstringentRosa Canina Fruit Extract
AstringentHydrolyzed Grape Fruit Extract
HumectantSymphytum Officinale Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
CleansingEquisetum Arvense Extract
AstringentMentha Piperita Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
MaskingGlycine Max Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientCetearyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingPropanediol
SolventUndecane
EmollientTridecane
PerfumingPanthenol
Skin ConditioningYogurt
Skin ProtectingGlycerin
HumectantCaesalpinia Spinosa Gum
Skin ConditioningLactic Acid
BufferingGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientCetyl Palmitate
EmollientCocoglycerides
EmollientSodium Cetearyl Sulfate
CleansingCalendula Officinalis Flower Oil
MaskingCellulose
AbsorbentCyclodextrin
AbsorbentMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
AntioxidantStearic Acid
CleansingBenzyl Alcohol
PerfumingDehydroacetic Acid
PreservativeTocopherol
AntioxidantAlgin
MaskingSalicylic Acid
MaskingSodium Benzoate
MaskingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
EmollientMenthol
MaskingCalcium Ascorbate
AntioxidantLecithin
EmollientCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
MaskingMalpighia Emarginata Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPhyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract
HumectantAdansonia Digitata Seed Oil
EmollientCamphor
MaskingDaucus Carota Sativa Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Water
MaskingLycium Barbarum Fruit Extract
AstringentTapioca Starch
Thioctic Acid
AntioxidantCucumis Melo Juice, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Hydrolyzed Grape Fruit Extract, Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Glycine Max Root Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Propanediol, Undecane, Tridecane, Panthenol, Yogurt, Glycerin, Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, Lactic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Palmitate, Cocoglycerides, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Calendula Officinalis Flower Oil, Cellulose, Cyclodextrin, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Stearic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Tocopherol, Algin, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Menthol, Calcium Ascorbate, Lecithin, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Malpighia Emarginata Fruit Extract, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Camphor, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Cocos Nucifera Water, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Tapioca Starch, Thioctic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantSqualane
EmollientLepidium Sativum Sprout Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Acrylates Copolymer
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingBisabolol
AntioxidantPhospholipids
Skin ConditioningHansenula/Kloeckera/Lactobacillus/Lactococcus/Leuconostoc/Pediococcus/Saccharomyces/Fig/Lemon Ferment
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantChondrus Crispus Extract
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin ConditioningGlycine Soja Sterols
EmollientLinoleic Acid
CleansingCapryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningDiheptyl Succinate
EmollientCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingLecithin
EmollientSorbitan Oleate
EmulsifyingIsoeicosane
EmollientChitosan
Sodium Phytate
Caprylyl Glycol
EmollientPhenoxyethanol
Preservative1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
BufferingWater, Glycerin, Squalane, Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Bisabolol, Phospholipids, Hansenula/Kloeckera/Lactobacillus/Lactococcus/Leuconostoc/Pediococcus/Saccharomyces/Fig/Lemon Ferment, Sodium Hyaluronate, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Allantoin, Glycine Soja Sterols, Linoleic Acid, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Diheptyl Succinate, Cellulose Gum, Lecithin, Sorbitan Oleate, Isoeicosane, Chitosan, Sodium Phytate, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Citric Acid
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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 GlycerinLecithin is a term for a group of substances found in the cell membranes of plants, animals, and humans. They are made up of phospholipids.
Thanks to its amphiphilic structure (water-loving head and oil-loving tail), it is a true multitasker:
It plays well with most ingredients and is typically used at 0.1-1%. However, concentrations up to 50% have been reported in moisturizers.
Learn more about Lecithin