What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Mel
EmollientHydrolyzed Milk Protein
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Barley Protein
HumectantPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Fucus Vesiculosus Extract
Emollient
Juliana Adstringens Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningOriganum Vulgare Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Glycosphingolipids
EmollientTetraacetylphytosphingosine
Skin ConditioningBehenyl/Stearyl Aminopropanediol Esters
Isopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sodium Gluconate
ChelatingParfum
Masking
Cholesterol
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Polycitronellol
Behentrimonium Chloride
Preservative
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
SurfactantIsopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Phenylisopropyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Benzaldehyde
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Coumarin
Perfuming
Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
Masking
Water, Propanediol, Mel, Hydrolyzed Milk Protein, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Barley Protein, Panthenol, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Juliana Adstringens Bark Extract, Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract, Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate, Glycerin, Glycosphingolipids, Tetraacetylphytosphingosine, Behenyl/Stearyl Aminopropanediol Esters, Isopropyl Myristate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Gluconate, Parfum, Cholesterol, Stearic Acid, Polycitronellol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetrimonium Chloride, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Phenylisopropyl Dimethicone, Dimethicone, Citric Acid, Benzaldehyde, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sclerotium Gum, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Benzyl Alcohol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citronellol, Coumarin, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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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