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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHoney
Humectant
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Coco-Caprylate
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Isoamyl Laurate
Emollient
Glyceryl Behenate
Emollient
Tapioca Starch
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sorbitan Palmitate
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Aroma
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingJojoba Esters
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Aminomethyl Propanol
BufferingAleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-3 Cocoate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-6 Ricinoleate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingVanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lavandula Hybrida Oil
Emollient
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Pongamia Glabra Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialBisabolol
Antioxidant
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantTocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Honey, Stearyl Alcohol, Coco-Caprylate, Stearic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isoamyl Laurate, Glyceryl Behenate, Tapioca Starch, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Cetyl Palmitate, Gluconolactone, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Behenyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Palmitate, Sorbitan Olivate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Betaine, Aroma, Xanthan Gum, Jojoba Esters, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Aminomethyl Propanol, Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Polyglyceryl-3 Cocoate, Polyglyceryl-6 Ricinoleate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil, Potassium Sorbate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Pongamia Glabra Seed Oil, Panthenol, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Bisabolol, Calcium Gluconate, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingParaffin
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Octyldodecyl Stearate
Emollient
Diazolidinyl Urea
Preservative
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Preservative
Acrylates/Acrylamide Copolymer
MoisturisingParaffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Polysorbate 85
Emulsifying
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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 GlycerinStearic Acid is a fatty acid that is already found in your skin. It's one of the free fatty acids that works alongside ceramides and cholesterols to maintain your barrier.
In cosmetics, it is a multitasker:
Safety-wise, the CIR Expert Panel has concluded it to be safe in cosmetics when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing.
Free stearic acid is a C18 fatty acid that the Malassezia yeast can substrate, so this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Stearic AcidWater. 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!
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