What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingGlycerin
HumectantLauryl Glucoside
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingSodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate
CleansingCoco-Glucoside
CleansingCitric Acid
BufferingChamomilla Recutita Extract
Skin ConditioningRose Extract
Skin ConditioningPelargonium Graveolens Extract
MaskingAvena Sativa Kernel Extract
AbrasiveMelissa Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningFragaria Ananassa Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Extract
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Extract
Skin ConditioningHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
MaskingMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
AntioxidantLavandula Angustifolia Oil
MaskingLavandula Hybrida Oil
EmollientFlower Extract
Water, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Glycerin, Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate, Coco-Glucoside, Citric Acid, Chamomilla Recutita Extract, Rose Extract, Pelargonium Graveolens Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract, Fragaria Ananassa Fruit Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Extract, Calendula Officinalis Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Flower Extract
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingGlycerin
HumectantWater
Skin ConditioningSucrose Laurate
EmollientSucrose Stearate
EmollientDecyl Glucoside
CleansingSqualane
EmollientPhenethyl Alcohol
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantSodium PCA
HumectantTocopherol
AntioxidantRosa Centifolia Flower Extract
AstringentResveratrol
AntioxidantTerminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
AntioxidantEuterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
MaskingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantifolia Peel
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Water, Sucrose Laurate, Sucrose Stearate, Decyl Glucoside, Squalane, Phenethyl Alcohol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium PCA, Tocopherol, Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract, Resveratrol, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantifolia Peel
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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 GlycerinHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract comes from the seabuckthorn berry. This berry is native to Asia and has been used in traditional medicine for centuries.
The seabuckthorn fruit contains carotenoids, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, Vitamin C, linoleic acid, and vitamin E.
The nutritious content of seabuckthorn fruit helps hydrate and nourish the skin. A study from 2018 found seabuckthorn may help with alleviating UV damage due to its anti-inflammatory property. However, it should not replace your sunscreen.
Due to its antioxidant properties, seabuckthorn fruit may help reduce the signs of aging. Antioxidants help fight unstable free-radical molecules, or molecules that may damage your skin cells.
Learn more about Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit ExtractWater. 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