What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Isopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialGlyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Cetearyl Isononanoate
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate
Cleansing
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingTrisodium EDTA
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Piroctone Olamine
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Isopropyl Palmitate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Octyldodecanol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glyceryl Glucoside, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Decyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Carbomer, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Trisodium EDTA, 1,2-Hexanediol, Phenoxyethanol, Piroctone Olamine, Potassium Sorbate
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Sorbitol
Humectant
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Isostearate
Emollient
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Milk Ferment
Skin ConditioningGlycine Soja Extract
Skin ConditioningMagnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
C18-22 Alkyl PEG-25 Methacrylate/Diethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Cocoyl Glutamate
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Glycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Toluenesulfonate
Sodium Lauroyl Methylalanine
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Water, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Potassium Hydroxide, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Sorbitol, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Glyceryl Isostearate, Lauric Acid, Milk Ferment, Glycine Soja Extract, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Butylene Glycol, C18-22 Alkyl PEG-25 Methacrylate/Diethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Potassium Cocoyl Glutamate, Alcohol Denat., Glycosyl Trehalose, Sodium Toluenesulfonate, Sodium Lauroyl Methylalanine
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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
