What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Salicylic Acid 3%
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Petrolatum
Emollient
Aminomethyl Propanol
BufferingGlycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Steareth-21
CleansingJojoba Esters
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingButyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract
Skin Conditioning
Methyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
7-Dehydrocholesterol
Emulsion StabilisingBisabolol
Antioxidant
Ceteareth-25
CleansingZea Mays Oil
Emulsifying
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Eos
Skin Conditioning
Bis-Lauryl Cocaminopropylamine/Hdi/PEG-100 Copolymer
Cholesterol
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprooyl Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Isohexadecane
EmollientEthylhexylglycerin
Skin Conditioning4-T-Butylcyclohexanol
Masking
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
EDTA
Behenic Acid
Cleansing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprooyl Sphingosine
Skin ConditioningMethylparaben
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Salicylic Acid 3%, Water, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Petrolatum, Aminomethyl Propanol, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Gluconolactone, Steareth-21, Jojoba Esters, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract, Methyl Gluceth-20, 7-Dehydrocholesterol, Bisabolol, Ceteareth-25, Zea Mays Oil, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Ceramide NP, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ceramide EOP, Pentylene Glycol, Ceramide Eos, Bis-Lauryl Cocaminopropylamine/Hdi/PEG-100 Copolymer, Cholesterol, Propylene Glycol, Caprooyl Phytosphingosine, Polysorbate 60, Ceramide Ns, Cetyl Alcohol, Isohexadecane, Ethylhexylglycerin, 4-T-Butylcyclohexanol, Ceramide AP, EDTA, Behenic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Caprooyl Sphingosine, Methylparaben, Tocopherol
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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.
Learn more about GlycerinTocopheryl Acetate is AKA Vitamin E. It is an antioxidant and protects your skin from free radicals. Free radicals damage the skin by breaking down collagen.
One study found using Tocopheryl Acetate with Vitamin C decreased the number of sunburned cells.
Tocopheryl Acetate is commonly found in both skincare and dietary supplements.
Learn more about Tocopheryl AcetateWater. 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!
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