What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract
EmollientCassia Angustifolia Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Symphytum Officinale Callus Culture Lysate
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Arnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Equisetum Arvense Extract
AstringentCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Sorbitol
Humectant
Leuconostoc/Aloe Barbadensis Leaf/Sorbus Aucuparia Fruit Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Prunus Domestica Fruit Extract
MoisturisingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Water, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract, Cassia Angustifolia Seed Extract, Glycerin, Symphytum Officinale Callus Culture Lysate, Allantoin, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Sorbitol, Leuconostoc/Aloe Barbadensis Leaf/Sorbus Aucuparia Fruit Ferment Filtrate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Prunus Domestica Fruit Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Palmitamide Mea
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBetaine
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Sarcosine
Skin Conditioning
Acetamide Mea
HumectantCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
This ingredient is also known as shea butter. It is a plant-derived extract from the nuts of the Africa shea tree and one of the most well-studied emollients.
Because it has a high concentration of fatty acids (primarily oleic, stearic, and linoleic) it is able to form a protective barrier on the skin's surface. This helps seal in moisture and prevents transepidermal water loss (TEWL).
In vitro research found an increase in skin hydration by 58% and a decrease in TEWL by 37.8% after 24 hours of applying this ingredient (pretty impressive for a single ingredient!).
Besides hydration, shea butter also contains triterpenes that have anti-inflammatory potential. In particule, lupeol cinnamate has shown the highest anti-inflammatory activity in vivo.
Shea butter also contains vitamins A and E which may contribute to antioxidant activity.
While Shea Butter has an SPF rating of about 3-4, it is not a sunscreen replacement.
This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe because its fatty acids fall within the C11-C24 range that the Malassezia yeast can metabolize.
Learn more about Butyrospermum Parkii ButterGlycerin (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
