What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Rosa Damascena Flower Extract
Masking
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Powder
Skin ConditioningSodium Chloride
Masking
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Resveratrol
Antioxidant
Squalane
Emollient
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Arbutin
Antioxidant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Kaolin
Abrasive
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Torreya Grandis Fruit Oil
Skin Conditioning
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Betaine
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Olivate
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Peptide
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Rosa Damascena Flower Extract, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Powder, Sodium Chloride, Bakuchiol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Resveratrol, Squalane, Hyaluronic Acid, Arbutin, Lactic Acid, Kaolin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Torreya Grandis Fruit Oil, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Betaine, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Water, Cetearyl Olivate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Beta-Glucan, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Avena Sativa Peptide, Potassium Sorbate
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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 is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
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. Stay hydrated!
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