What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCitrus Nobilis Peel Oil 0.205%
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningPEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
EmulsifyingSodium Citrate
BufferingOryza Sativa Seed Protein
Antioxidant
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Niacinamide
Smoothing
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Trideceth-9
EmulsifyingBisabolol
Antioxidant
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningZea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantPhytic Acid
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Sodium Citrate, Oryza Sativa Seed Protein, Oryza Sativa Extract, Niacinamide, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Trideceth-9, Bisabolol, Gluconolactone, Sorbitol, Glycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Gluconate, Zea Mays Starch, Calcium Gluconate, Phytic Acid, Citric Acid
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
