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Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Ficus Carica Fruit Extract
Humectant
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Cynara Scolymus Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water
Masking
Diphenyl Dimethicone
Emollient
Triethylhexanoin
Masking1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin Conditioning
Methylpropanediol
SolventSodium Citrate
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Polyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Mannitol
Humectant
Bromelain
Skin ConditioningPapain
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Extract, Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Pentylene Glycol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ficus Carica Fruit Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Cynara Scolymus Leaf Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Diphenyl Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Methylpropanediol, Sodium Citrate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyacetophenone, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Polyquaternium-51, Beta-Glucan, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Ceramide NP, Mannitol, Bromelain, Papain
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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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