What's inside
What's inside
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingCoco-Betaine
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Dehydroxanthan Gum
Emulsion StabilisingRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Caprylyl Glyceryl Ether
CleansingCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Propanediol, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Coco-Betaine, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Dehydroxanthan Gum, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Caprylyl Glyceryl Ether, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
Masking
Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract
AstringentEuterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Rosa Canina Fruit Extract
Astringent
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPunica Granatum Extract
AstringentArgania Spinosa Callus Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningJojoba Esters
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
Skin Conditioning
Lecithin
Emollient
Isomalt
HumectantSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingGlycerophosphoinositol Lysine
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientDisodium Coco-Glucoside Citrate
Emulsifying
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenethyl Alcohol
MaskingWater, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Decyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Glycerin, Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Argania Spinosa Callus Culture Extract, Jojoba Esters, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Lecithin, Isomalt, Sclerotium Gum, Glycerophosphoinositol Lysine, Glyceryl Caprylate, Disodium Coco-Glucoside Citrate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenethyl Alcohol
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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 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!
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