What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Propanediol
Solvent
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Limonene
Perfuming
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroyl Glutamate
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Anisate
AntimicrobialSodium Benzoate
Masking
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPalmaria Palmata Extract
Skin ProtectingSesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Oenothera Biennis Oil
Emollient
Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Fruit Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningLinalool
Perfuming
Brassica Campestris Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialCitral
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Geraniol
Perfuming
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Pentapeptide-34 Trifluoroacetate
Emollient
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Propanediol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Niacinamide, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Cetyl Palmitate, Glycerin, Parfum, Stearic Acid, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Limonene, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Cetearyl Glucoside, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Sodium Anisate, Sodium Benzoate, Cellulose Gum, Palmaria Palmata Extract, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Fruit Ferment Filtrate, Linalool, Brassica Campestris Seed Oil, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Citral, Citronellol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Benzyl Benzoate, Geraniol, Maltodextrin, Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract, Pentapeptide-34 Trifluoroacetate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide
Skin ConditioningTrisiloxane
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone
Emollient
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientPEG-3 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Sulfate
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Isostearyl Glyceryl Ether
Skin ConditioningPEG-12 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Succinic Acid
BufferingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingEucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Methylparaben
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Trisiloxane, Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Polydecene, PEG-3 Dimethicone, Allantoin, Magnesium Sulfate, Butylene Glycol, Isostearyl Glyceryl Ether, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Succinic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Methylparaben
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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!
Learn more about Water
