What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Triamcinolone Acetonide 0.01%
Hydroquinone 4%
Stabilising
Tretinoin 0.05%
Skin Conditioning
BHT
Antioxidant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
Absorbent
Methyl Gluceth-10
EmulsifyingMethylparaben
Preservative
PEG-100 Stearate
Propylparaben
Preservative
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSebacic Acid
BufferingPotassium Azeloyl Diglycinate
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Pantolactone
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Arnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Acetyl Hexapeptide-49
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
10-Hydroxydecanoic Acid
Skin Conditioning1,10-Decanediol
SolventOlive Glycerides
Emulsifying
Triethanolamine
BufferingCyclohexane
SolventButylene Glycol
Humectant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Carbomer, Sebacic Acid, Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Panthenol, Pantolactone, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Allantoin, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Acetyl Hexapeptide-49, Ceramide NP, 10-Hydroxydecanoic Acid, 1,10-Decanediol, Olive Glycerides, Triethanolamine, Cyclohexane, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Polysorbate 20, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol
Alternatives
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
