What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate
Surfactant
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion Stabilising1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitol
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium Phosphate
BufferingPolysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Sodium Phosphate
BufferingCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Succinic Acid
BufferingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Bambusa Vulgaris Water
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Prunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sorbitol, Citric Acid, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium Phosphate, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Phosphate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Succinic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Bambusa Vulgaris Water, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Prunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract
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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.
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