What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHamamelis Virginiana Flower Water
AstringentTilia Cordata Flower Water
Masking
Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Water
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Rosa Centifolia Flower Water
Skin ConditioningPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Glycosaminoglycans
EmollientGlycogen
HumectantButylene Glycol
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
Butylparaben
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Diazolidinyl Urea
Preservative
Lavandula Spica Flower Oil
Masking
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Eucalyptus Dives Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Juniperus Virginiana Wood Oil
Perfuming
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Citrus Grandis Peel Oil
Masking
Water, Hamamelis Virginiana Flower Water, Tilia Cordata Flower Water, Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Lactate, Sodium PCA, Sorbitol, Proline, Rosa Centifolia Flower Water, Polysorbate 20, Glycerin, Glycosaminoglycans, Glycogen, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, Allantoin, Diazolidinyl Urea, Lavandula Spica Flower Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Eucalyptus Dives Leaf Oil, Juniperus Virginiana Wood Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract
Antimicrobial
Boswellia Serrata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Punica Granatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningEthyl Vanillate
Perfuming
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Rosa Damascena Flower, Glycerin, Panthenol, Sodium PCA, Tocopherol, Sorbitan Oleate, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Hyaluronate, Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract, Boswellia Serrata Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Extract, Phenethyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ethyl Vanillate, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
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 GlycerinSodium PCA is the sodium salt of pyroglutamic acid. It is naturally occurring in our skin's natural moisturizing factors where it works to maintain hydration.
The PCA stands for pyrrolidone carboxylic acid, a natural amino acid derivative.
This ingredient has skin conditioning, anti-inflammatory, and humectant properties. Humectants help hydrate your skin by drawing moisture from the air. This helps keep your skin moisturized.
Learn more about Sodium PCAWater. 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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