What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Skin ProtectingDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingLauryl Glucoside
CleansingSodium Lauroyl Glutamate
Propanediol
SolventSorbitan Caprylate
EmulsifyingSorbitol
HumectantCitric Acid
BufferingGlycerin
HumectantNiacinamide
SmoothingPyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
EmollientBioflavonoids
Skin ConditioningCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantBrassica Oleracea Italica Extract
AstringentCedrus Atlantica Bark Oil
MaskingLavandula Angustifolia Oil
MaskingJasminum Sambac Flower Extract
MaskingVaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Propanediol, Sorbitan Caprylate, Sorbitol, Citric Acid, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Pyridoxine Hcl, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Bioflavonoids, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Brassica Oleracea Italica Extract, Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Jasminum Sambac Flower Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantAcrylates Copolymer
Decyl Glucoside
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
CleansingOryza Sativa Germ Powder
AbrasiveGlyceryl Stearate Se
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin ConditioningRice Amino Acids
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin ConditioningAcacia Seyal Gum Extract
HumectantLavandula Angustifolia Oil
MaskingSodium Phytate
Betaine
HumectantStearic Acid
CleansingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeCollagen
MoisturisingWater, Glycerin, Acrylates Copolymer, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Oryza Sativa Germ Powder, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Rice Amino Acids, Panthenol, Allantoin, Acacia Seyal Gum Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Sodium Phytate, Betaine, Stearic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Collagen
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 GlycerinLavandula Angustifolia Oil is more commonly known as lavender essential oil. It is considered a fragrancing ingredient.
Lavender imparts a famous scent. While the smell is lovely, this ingredient and may sensitize skin in topical products. This is because about 85% of the oil is made up of linalool and linalyl acetate.
When exposed to air, these two compounds become strong allergens. This ingredient exhibits cytotoxicity at low concentrations; amounts of 0.25% have been shown to damage skin cells.
A study from Japan found this ingredient caused lavender sensitivity after widespread exposure.
Lavender essential oil has some antimicrobial, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties. However, the cons of this ingredient may outweight the pros.
More research is needed to confirm lavender essential oil's effects when used in aromatherapy.
Lavandula Angustifolia is known as the English Lavender and famous for creating purple fields in Provence, France.
Learn more about Lavandula Angustifolia Oil