What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate
Emulsifying
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate
Emollient
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Oenothera Biennis Oil
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningCetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientSodium Benzoate
Masking
Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate
Emulsion Stabilising
Centella Asiatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingFerulic Acid
Antimicrobial
Croton Lechleri Resin
Antioxidant
Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Lactic Acid, Panthenol, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Tocopherol, Sodium Levulinate, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sodium Benzoate, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Centella Asiatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Xanthan Gum, Ferulic Acid, Croton Lechleri Resin
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Centella Asiatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract can be good for sensitive skin. It can help to reduce redness.
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 GlycerinPropanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.Â
It’s often used to:
Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.
Learn more about PropanediolWater. 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
