What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
EmulsifyingOlive Oil PEG-7 Esters
Emollient
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingTetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Capryloyl Glycine
CleansingXylitylglucoside
Humectant
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Cetrimonium Bromide
Antimicrobial
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Centella Asiatica Oil
Antimicrobial
Calcium Citrate
BufferingPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Fructose
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingMaltose
MaskingSodium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
Masking
Sodium Lactate
BufferingTrehalose
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Maris Aqua
HumectantHydrolyzed Algin
Sucrose
Humectant
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingSodium Benzoate
Masking
DMDM Hydantoin
Preservative
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Preservative
Water, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Olive Oil PEG-7 Esters, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Panthenol, Capryloyl Glycine, Xylitylglucoside, Hexylene Glycol, Parfum, Cetrimonium Bromide, Centella Asiatica Extract, Centella Asiatica Oil, Calcium Citrate, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Fructose, Urea, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Maltose, Sodium PCA, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Trehalose, Allantoin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glucose, Maris Aqua, Hydrolyzed Algin, Sucrose, Phenethyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, DMDM Hydantoin, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
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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 is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinHexylene Glycol is a surfactant. Glycols are a class of alcohols. Hexylene Glycol is a surfactant and emulsifier.
As a surfactant, Hexylene Glycol helps gather dirt and oil on your skin to be washed away.
As an emulsifier, Hexylene Glycol helps keep water and oil together. This prevents them from separating in a product. Hexylene Glycol also thins out the texture of a product by lessening viscosity.
Hexylene Glycol has a small molecular weight.
Learn more about Hexylene GlycolWater. 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. Stay hydrated!
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