What's inside
What's inside
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Zinc Oxide 14%
Cosmetic Colorant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningAstaxanthin
Skin Conditioning
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Betula Alba Bud Extract
Skin ConditioningButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialCamellia Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Daucus Carota Sativa Extract
Perfuming
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Dodecane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Flower
Skin ConditioningHyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Lecithin
Emollient
Mangifera Indica Seed Oil
Emollient
Prunus Domestica Fruit Extract
MoisturisingPunica Granatum Extract
AstringentRubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Tridecyl Salicylate
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Zinc Oxide 14%, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Astaxanthin, Benzyl Alcohol, Betula Alba Bud Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Camellia Sinensis Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Citric Acid, Daucus Carota Sativa Extract, Decyl Glucoside, Dehydroacetic Acid, Dodecane, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Helianthus Annuus Flower, Hyaluronic Acid, Lecithin, Mangifera Indica Seed Oil, Prunus Domestica Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil, Sodium Polyacrylate, Stearic Acid, Tocopherol, Tridecyl Salicylate, Propanediol
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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!
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