What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
C13-15 Alkane
SolventSqualane
Emollient
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate
Emulsifying
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Magnesium Sulfate
Polyglyceryl-6 Oleate
Emulsifying
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38
Skin Conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-121
Skin Conditioning
Laminaria Digitata Extract
Skin Protecting
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingBakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Propylene Carbonate
SolventSilybum Marianum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningArtemisia Capillaris Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningTriolein
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Dioleate
Emollient
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantHydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingArginine
Masking
Aspartic Acid
Masking
PCA
Humectant
Glycine
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Serine
Masking
Valine
MaskingIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningProline
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Histidine
Humectant
Phenylalanine
Masking
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Superoxide Dismutase
Antioxidant
Propanediol
Solvent
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSalvia Hispanica Seed Oil
Emollient
Boswellia Carterii Resin Extract
MaskingLactic Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Glycerin, C13-15 Alkane, Squalane, Octyldodecanol, Niacinamide, Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Magnesium Sulfate, Polyglyceryl-6 Oleate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Sh-Polypeptide-121, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Ceramide NP, Gluconolactone, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Bakuchiol, Propylene Carbonate, Silybum Marianum Seed Extract, Artemisia Capillaris Flower Extract, Triolein, Glyceryl Dioleate, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Calcium Gluconate, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, PCA, Glycine, Alanine, Tocopherol, Serine, Valine, Isoleucine, Proline, Threonine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Ubiquinone, Superoxide Dismutase, Propanediol, Xanthan Gum, Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil, Boswellia Carterii Resin Extract, Lactic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
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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