What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAngelica Archangelica Extract
Skin ConditioningAvena Sativa Straw Extract
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit
Abrasive
Aronia Arbutifolia Extract
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Decene
SolventCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ceteareth-20
CleansingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Lavandula Hybrida Oil
Emollient
Caprylic Acid
CleansingGlycine
Buffering
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Lecithin
Emollient
Sorbitol
Humectant
Calcium Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Diazolidinyl Urea
Preservative
Water, Angelica Archangelica Extract, Avena Sativa Straw Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit, Aronia Arbutifolia Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Decene, Coco-Glucoside, Cetearyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Stearate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Xanthan Gum, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Caprylic Acid, Glycine, Tocopherol, Lecithin, Sorbitol, Calcium Ascorbate, Diazolidinyl Urea
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Polyacrylate-1 Crosspolymer
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingHamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Mandelic Acid 1%
Antimicrobial
Honey
Humectant
Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract
AstringentVitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Actinidia Deliciosa Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Polyacrylate-1 Crosspolymer, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Gluconolactone, Mandelic Acid 1%, Honey, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Actinidia Deliciosa Fruit Extract, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Benzoate, Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Propanediol, Phenoxyethanol
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
