What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientSodium Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSilica
Abrasive
Silica Silylate
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-2 Isostearate
Emulsifying
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
CI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantParfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Alcohol Denat., Isononyl Isononanoate, Sodium Carbomer, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hydroxide, Silica, Silica Silylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Xanthan Gum, Polyglyceryl-2 Isostearate, Salicylic Acid, Chlorphenesin, CI 19140, CI 42090, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialEthylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor
UV Absorber
Glycerin
Humectant
Isohexadecane
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Ethylhexyl Triazone
UV Absorber
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingCetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingMethylparaben
Preservative
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Fomes Officinalis Extract
Skin Protecting2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Pantolactone
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
BHT
Antioxidant
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor, Glycerin, Isohexadecane, Butylene Glycol, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Cetyl Palmitate, Carbomer, Panthenol, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Methylparaben, Tocopheryl Acetate, Allantoin, Disodium EDTA, Fomes Officinalis Extract, 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol, Phenoxyethanol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Pantolactone, Sodium Benzoate, BHT, Sorbic Acid
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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 GlycerinSodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideWater. 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
