What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDibutyl Adipate
EmollientButyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
UV Filter
Ethylhexyl Triazone
UV Absorber
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantMethylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol
UV Filter
Drometrizole Trisiloxane
UV Absorber
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Glycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Isododecane
EmollientPoly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate
Emulsion StabilisingPolyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Methylpropanediol
SolventSodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingPolyester-5
Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate
Emulsifying
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingIsopropyl Titanium Triisostearate
Emollient
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Stearoxy Ether
CI 77288
Cosmetic ColorantPolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingPolyether-1
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingXyloglucan
HumectantPolyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Solanum Lycopersicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Acetyl Hexapeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Water, Dibutyl Adipate, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, CI 77891, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Drometrizole Trisiloxane, Niacinamide, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Alcohol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Octyldodecanol, Isododecane, Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Decyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Stearate, Methylpropanediol, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Polyester-5, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Stearoxy Ether, CI 77288, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Polyether-1, Xanthan Gum, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Xyloglucan, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate, Tocopherol, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Solanum Lycopersicum Seed Oil, Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Acetyl Hexapeptide-1
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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