What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCellulose
Absorbent
Steartrimonium Methosulfate
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantArbutin
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Artemisia Princeps Extract
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAsiaticoside
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Amaranthus Hypochondriacus Seed Extract
Antioxidant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Lecithin
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Hedera Helix Extract
AntimicrobialIsopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Water, Glycerin, Carbomer, Cellulose, Steartrimonium Methosulfate, Dipropylene Glycol, Arbutin, Butylene Glycol, Bakuchiol, Artemisia Princeps Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Asiaticoside, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Amaranthus Hypochondriacus Seed Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Madecassoside, 1,2-Hexanediol, Lecithin, Propanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hedera Helix Extract, Isopropyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Cholesterol
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
