What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Isostearyl Stearoyl Stearate
EmollientIsodecyl Neopentanoate
EmollientCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialSqualane
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningRetinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Alchemilla Vulgaris Extract
AstringentRna
Skin ConditioningSuperoxide Dismutase
Antioxidant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Yeast Beta-Glucan
Skin ConditioningCitrus Grandis Peel Oil
Masking
Prunus Amygdalus Amara Kernel Oil
Masking
Tetrasodium EDTA
Water, Glycerin, Isostearyl Stearoyl Stearate, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Squalane, Phenoxyethanol, Panthenol, Allantoin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Retinyl Palmitate, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Alchemilla Vulgaris Extract, Rna, Superoxide Dismutase, Sodium PCA, Yeast Beta-Glucan, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Amara Kernel Oil, Tetrasodium EDTA
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!
Learn more about Water
