What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Snail Secretion Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emollient
PEG-60
HumectantPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Triethanolamine
BufferingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingBetaine
Humectant
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Camellia Sinensis Callus Extract
Skin ProtectingEclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Sprout
HumectantCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Morus Alba Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningHyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Alcohol, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, PEG-60, Phenoxyethanol, Triethanolamine, Carbomer, Cellulose Gum, Betaine, Ubiquinone, Camellia Sinensis Callus Extract, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Sprout, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Morus Alba Bark Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Allantoin, 1,2-Hexanediol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Malva Sylvestris Flower
Skin ConditioningRosa Centifolia Flower Water
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Parfum
Masking
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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 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
