What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Caprylate
Emollient
Glyceryl Oleate Citrate
Emulsifying
Stearyl/Octyldodecyl Citrate Crosspolymer
HumectantTocopherol
Antioxidant
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingPolyglyceryl-6 Laurate
Emulsifying
Propanediol
Solvent
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMyristyl Glucoside
CleansingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Isomalt
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Lauroyl Lysine
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Phytate
Argania Spinosa Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Cymbopogon Flexuosus Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Carnosine
Skin Conditioning
Argania Spinosa Callus Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningLecithin
Emollient
Zinc Oxide, Water, Coco-Caprylate, Glyceryl Oleate Citrate, Stearyl/Octyldodecyl Citrate Crosspolymer, Tocopherol, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Panthenol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Lauryl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate, Propanediol, Xanthan Gum, Myristyl Glucoside, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isomalt, Glycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Lauroyl Lysine, Sodium Phytate, Argania Spinosa Leaf Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Cymbopogon Flexuosus Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Carnosine, Argania Spinosa Callus Culture Extract, Lecithin
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%
UV Absorber
Homosalate 13.5%
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%
UV Absorber
Octocrylene 10%
UV Absorber
Water
Skin ConditioningButyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Silica
Abrasive
Caprylyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
Absorbent
Dimethicone
Emollient
Polyurethane-62
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAcrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer
Parfum
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Trideceth-6
EmulsifyingAvena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingButyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%, Homosalate 13.5%, Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%, Octocrylene 10%, Water, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Silica, Caprylyl Methicone, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Dimethicone, Polyurethane-62, Phenoxyethanol, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Crosspolymer, Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer, Glyceryl Stearate, Chlorphenesin, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Parfum, Disodium EDTA, Trideceth-6, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Sodium Hydroxide
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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!
Learn more about Water
