What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Polyglyceryl-4 Olivate
EmollientEthyl Olivate
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Hydroxystearic Acid
Cleansing
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Ergocalciferol
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Cyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-4 Olivate, Ethyl Olivate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydroxystearic Acid, Stearic Acid, Glycine Soja Oil, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Water, Glycerin, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Inulin, Ascorbic Acid, Ergocalciferol, Niacinamide, Retinyl Palmitate, Cyanocobalamin
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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