What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Propanediol
Solvent
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingStyrene/Acrylates Copolymer
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Tremella Fuciformis Extract
Humectant
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantCaramel
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Propanediol, Lactobacillus Ferment, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Allantoin, Butylene Glycol, Ceramide NP, Hyaluronic Acid, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Ceramide AP, 1,2-Hexanediol, Dipropylene Glycol, Caramel, CI 19140
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
PEG-20 Stearate
Emulsifying
Laureth-9
EmulsifyingDimethicone
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingParfum
Masking
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Sodium Olivate
CleansingCetearyl Olivate
PEG-40 Sorbitan Laurate
EmulsifyingSodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
CI 60725
Cosmetic ColorantCI 61565
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Paraffinum Liquidum, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Phenoxyethanol, Carbomer, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Stearic Acid, PEG-20 Stearate, Laureth-9, Dimethicone, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Olivate, Cetearyl Olivate, PEG-40 Sorbitan Laurate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Hyaluronate, CI 60725, CI 61565
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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 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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