What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glyceryl Behenate
Emollient
Olea Europaea Leaf Water
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-10 Caprylate
EmulsifyingJojoba Esters
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Glycolipids
Skin ConditioningAcacia Decurrens Flower Wax
Emollient
Quillaja Saponaria Wood Extract
Skin ConditioningSaponaria Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract
Skin ConditioningBeta Vulgaris Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCichorium Intybus Root Extract
MaskingMalva Sylvestris Flower/Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPapaver Rhoeas Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPortulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lamium Album Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningUrtica Dioica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Michelia Alba Leaf Oil
Masking
Fraxinus Excelsior Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Polyglycerin-3
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
P-Anisic Acid
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Linalool
Perfuming
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Behenate, Olea Europaea Leaf Water, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Octyldodecanol, Polyglyceryl-10 Caprylate, Jojoba Esters, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax, Water, Glycerin, Glycolipids, Acacia Decurrens Flower Wax, Quillaja Saponaria Wood Extract, Saponaria Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract, Beta Vulgaris Root Extract, Cichorium Intybus Root Extract, Malva Sylvestris Flower/Leaf Extract, Papaver Rhoeas Flower Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Lamium Album Leaf Extract, Urtica Dioica Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Michelia Alba Leaf Oil, Fraxinus Excelsior Bark Extract, Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Polyglycerin-3, Squalane, Lactobacillus Ferment, Tocopherol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, P-Anisic Acid, Citric Acid, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
PEG-40 Stearate
Emulsifying
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Potassium Phosphate
BufferingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Cholesterol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Dipotassium Phosphate
BufferingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, PEG-40 Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Potassium Phosphate, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Carbomer, Glyceryl Stearate, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cholesterol, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA, Dipotassium Phosphate, Tocopherol, Phytosphingosine, Xanthan Gum, Cetyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 20, Ethylhexylglycerin
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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 GlycerinGlyceryl Stearate is made by reacting glycerin with stearic acid (typically sourced from plant oils like palm or coconut). It's an emulsifier, emollient, and mild occlusive.
Emulsifiers help ingredients like oil and water stay mixed so your formula stays nicely blended and uniform in texture.
This ingredient is typically used in concentrations between 1-10%. Studies have found it to be non-sensitizing, non-phototoxic, and non-photoallergenic.
A close cousin of this ingredient is Glyceryl Stearate SE ("self-emulsifying"). This just has a small amount of sodium or potassium stearate added so it can emulsify without a co-emulsifier.
Since this ingredient is an ester of a C18 fatty acid, it may not be fungal acne safe. The Malassezia yeast can potentially metabolize within the C11-C24 range.
Fun fact: The human body also creates Glyceryl Stearate naturally.
Learn more about Glyceryl StearateTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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
