What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Opuntia Ficus-Indica Extract
Skin Conditioning
Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Polyglutamate
HumectantBetaine Salicylate
Antimicrobial
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus/Watermelon Fruit Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Saccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract
Skin ProtectingBrassica Oleracea Capitata Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningIpomoea Batatas Root Extract
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Levulinic Acid
Perfuming
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Opuntia Ficus-Indica Extract, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Glycerin, Hyaluronic Acid, Gluconolactone, Sodium Polyglutamate, Betaine Salicylate, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Lactobacillus/Watermelon Fruit Ferment Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Brassica Oleracea Capitata Leaf Extract, Ipomoea Batatas Root Extract, Sorbitan Oleate, Levulinic Acid, Sodium Levulinate, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningCarthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientTetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Squalane
Emollient
Lauryl Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Triolein
Skin Conditioning
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingPolyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate
Emulsifying
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Anemarrhena Asphodeloides Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Nannochloropsis Oculata Extract
HumectantTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Pullulan
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Potassium Aluminum Silicate
Triethanolamine
BufferingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Silica
Abrasive
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Squalane, Lauryl Laurate, Glycerin, Triolein, Behenyl Alcohol, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Lactate, Anemarrhena Asphodeloides Root Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Nannochloropsis Oculata Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Pullulan, Phospholipids, Retinyl Palmitate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Saccharide Isomerate, Pentylene Glycol, Sclerotium Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Potassium Aluminum Silicate, Triethanolamine, Carbomer, Titanium Dioxide, Silica, Citric 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.
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