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Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingSodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingGlycol Distearate
Emollient
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate
CleansingAlthaea Officinalis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingLavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
Cleansing
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Phoenix Dactylifera Fruit Extract
EmollientPEG-150 Distearate
Emulsifying
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Water, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Glycerin, Lauryl Glucoside, Glycol Distearate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Linalool, Limonene, Phenoxyethanol, Phoenix Dactylifera Fruit Extract, PEG-150 Distearate, Salix Alba Bark Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningPPG-15 Stearyl Ether
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetyl Betaine
CleansingHydrated Silica
Abrasive
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Distearyldimonium Chloride
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Cleansing
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
PPG-30
Skin ConditioningSteareth-21
CleansingSteareth-2
EmulsifyingCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Avena Sativa Peptide
Skin Conditioning
Water, PPG-15 Stearyl Ether, Glycerin, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Betaine, Hydrated Silica, Salicylic Acid, Distearyldimonium Chloride, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Niacinamide, PPG-30, Steareth-21, Steareth-2, Cetyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Disodium EDTA, Parfum, Ascorbic Acid, Avena Sativa Peptide
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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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