What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
EmulsifyingPoloxamer 184
EmulsifyingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Benzalkonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hypochlorous Acid
Antiseborrhoeic
Disodium EDTA
Propanediol
Solvent
Octanediol
Agar
MaskingPEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Algin
Masking
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningOcimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningTromethamine
BufferingEthyl Hexanediol
SolventTremella Fuciformis Extract
Humectant
Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Corallina Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Magnesium Chloride
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantTocopherol
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantPyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Yeast Extract
Skin ConditioningCyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningWater, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Poloxamer 184, Pentylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Benzalkonium Chloride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Allantoin, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hypochlorous Acid, Disodium EDTA, Propanediol, Octanediol, Agar, PEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone, Algin, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Tromethamine, Ethyl Hexanediol, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Niacinamide, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Hyaluronic Acid, Magnesium Chloride, CI 77891, Tocopherol, Panthenol, Calcium Gluconate, CI 19140, Pyridoxine Hcl, Ceramide NP, Yeast Extract, Cyanocobalamin
Water
Skin ConditioningPoloxamer 184
EmulsifyingAmmonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingGlycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-3 Cocoate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprylate/Caprate
SurfactantPolyglyceryl-4 Laurate/Sebacate
SolventPolyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-6 Ricinoleate
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Sesquioleate
Emulsifying
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Phytate
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Water, Poloxamer 184, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-3 Cocoate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprylate/Caprate, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate/Sebacate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Polyglyceryl-6 Ricinoleate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Citric Acid, Sodium Phytate, Phenoxyethanol, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tin Oxide, Titanium Dioxide
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 GlycerinPoloxamer 184 is a surfactant and emulsifier made from polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene units.
It allows ingredients that don't normally mix (like water and oil) to blend together and stay stable; this makes it easier for cleansers and makeup removers to grab onto dirt, oil, and makeup to be rinsed away more easily.
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 Water
