What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Plankton Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Curcuma Longa Rhizome Extract
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Betaine
Humectant
Ribes Nigrum Fruit Extract
Astringent
Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil
Emollient
Ocimum Basilicum Leaf Water
Masking
Undecylenoyl Glycine
CleansingOryza Sativa Hull Extract
MoisturisingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Agastache Mexicana Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningUndaria Pinnatifida Extract
Skin ConditioningAdansonia Digitata Fruit Extract
EmollientGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientGlyceryl Undecylenate
Emollient
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPhytic Acid
Ipomoea Batatas Root Extract
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Phosphatidylglycerol
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Bis-Ethoxydiglycol Cyclohexane 1,4-Dicarboxylate
EmollientSodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Carnosine
Skin Conditioning
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
CI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantCI 60730
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Propanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Plankton Extract, Glycerin, Curcuma Longa Rhizome Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Betaine, Ribes Nigrum Fruit Extract, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil, Ocimum Basilicum Leaf Water, Undecylenoyl Glycine, Oryza Sativa Hull Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Agastache Mexicana Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Adansonia Digitata Fruit Extract, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Phospholipids, Xanthan Gum, Phytic Acid, Ipomoea Batatas Root Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Beta-Glucan, Hydroxyacetophenone, Phosphatidylglycerol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Saccharomyces Lysate, Bis-Ethoxydiglycol Cyclohexane 1,4-Dicarboxylate, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Caprylyl Glycol, Carnosine, Hexylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, CI 42090, CI 60730
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Lactate
Buffering
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Diglycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Urea
Buffering
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Phytate
Betula Alba Juice
AstringentMandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Benzaldehyde
Masking
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Sphingolipids
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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!
Learn more about Water
