What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningTetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Coconut Alkanes
Emollient
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Arbutin
Antioxidant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Squalane
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Arginine
Masking
Glutamylamidoethyl Imidazole
Cystoseira Tamariscifolia Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Soy Amino Acids
Skin ConditioningYeast Extract
Skin ConditioningLinoleic Acid
Cleansing
Linolenic Acid
Cleansing
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Water, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Coconut Alkanes, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Pentylene Glycol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Arbutin, Niacinamide, Squalane, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Lactic Acid, Arginine, Glutamylamidoethyl Imidazole, Cystoseira Tamariscifolia Extract, Glycerin, Allantoin, Tocopherol, Soy Amino Acids, Yeast Extract, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Benzoic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialSalvia Sclarea Oil
Masking
Citrus Grandis Seed Extract
Astringent
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Amorphophallus Konjac Root Powder
Abrasive
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf
Masking
Tocotrienols
Skin Conditioning
Ferulic Acid
Antimicrobial
Matricaria Maritima Powder
Abrasive
Sodium Phytate
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingWater, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Anisate, Salvia Sclarea Oil, Citrus Grandis Seed Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Amorphophallus Konjac Root Powder, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf, Tocotrienols, Ferulic Acid, Matricaria Maritima Powder, Sodium Phytate, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxyethylcellulose
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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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