What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethyl Urea
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantDimethicone
EmollientJojoba Esters
EmollientPetrolatum
EmollientSelaginella Lepidophylla Extract
EmollientAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningStearyl Alcohol
EmollientBehentrimonium Methosulfate
SurfactantGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientSteareth-21
CleansingCetyl Alcohol
EmollientButylene Glycol
HumectantStearamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
Propylene Glycol
HumectantCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientPolysorbate 60
EmulsifyingCitrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLens Esculenta Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Lactate
BufferingSodium PCA
HumectantDistearyldimonium Chloride
Methyl Gluceth-20
HumectantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningMethylparaben
PreservativeTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantBisabolol
AntioxidantZingiber Officinale Root Extract
MaskingPanthenol
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
Skin ConditioningEDTA
Ubiquinone
AntioxidantC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialJojoba Oil/Macadamia Seed Oil Esters
Skin ConditioningSqualene
EmollientPhytosteryl Macadamiate
Skin ConditioningPhytosterols
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
AntioxidantPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingMagnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
AntioxidantWhey Protein
Skin ConditioningWater, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Jojoba Esters, Petrolatum, Selaginella Lepidophylla Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Stearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Glyceryl Stearate, Steareth-21, Cetyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Stearamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Propylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 60, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Lens Esculenta Fruit Extract, Sodium Lactate, Sodium PCA, Distearyldimonium Chloride, Methyl Gluceth-20, Ethylhexylglycerin, Methylparaben, Tocopheryl Acetate, Bisabolol, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, EDTA, Ubiquinone, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Jojoba Oil/Macadamia Seed Oil Esters, Squalene, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Phytosterols, Tocopherol, Potassium Hydroxide, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Whey Protein
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
SolventPropanediol Dicaprylate/Caprate
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantCoconut Alkanes
EmollientSpirulina Platensis Extract
Skin ProtectingNiacinamide
SmoothingCaffeine
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Betaine
HumectantHaematococcus Pluvialis Extract
AntioxidantHaematococcus Pluvialis Oil
AntioxidantCodium Fragile Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantHydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans
HumectantHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
HumectantHyaluronic Acid
HumectantTremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide
Emulsion StabilisingPolyglutamic Acid
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningCoco-Caprylate/Caprate
EmollientCetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Citric Acid
BufferingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Sodium Benzoate
MaskingPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeCopper Chlorophyll
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Propanediol, Propanediol Dicaprylate/Caprate, Glycerin, Coconut Alkanes, Spirulina Platensis Extract, Niacinamide, Caffeine, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Betaine, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Haematococcus Pluvialis Oil, Codium Fragile Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Polyglutamic Acid, Lactobacillus Ferment, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Copper Chlorophyll
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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.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceEthylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that:
The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure.
Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations.
Learn more about EthylhexylglycerinGlycerin (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