What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialCitrus Nobilis Peel Oil 0.485%
Masking
Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingRetinol
Skin Conditioning
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialArgania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Ferulic Acid
Antimicrobial
Sodium Phytate
Water, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Stearic Acid, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Anisate, Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil 0.485%, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Glyceryl Caprylate, Xanthan Gum, Retinol, Phospholipids, Tocopherol, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Ferulic Acid, Sodium Phytate
Water
Skin ConditioningDisodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropyl Citrate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Cellulose
Absorbent
Fructose
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCopper Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Phytate
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 GlycerinSodium Phytate is the synthetic salt form of phytic acid. Phytic acid is an antioxidant and can be found in plant seeds.
Sodium Phytate is a chelating agent. Chelating agents help prevent metals from binding to water. This helps stabilize the ingredients and the product.
Water. 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
