What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientSorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Olivate
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Khaya Senegalensis Bark Extract
Skin ProtectingMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Oligopeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingEchinacea Purpurea Extract
MoisturisingGanoderma Lucidum Extract
Skin Protecting
Sodium Phytate
Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
Humectant
Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter
Skin Conditioning
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract
Astringent
Eugenol
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Water, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetearyl Olivate, Cetyl Alcohol, Khaya Senegalensis Bark Extract, Maltodextrin, Oligopeptide-1, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, Ganoderma Lucidum Extract, Sodium Phytate, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract, Eugenol, Citronellol, Linalool, Geraniol
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Hydroxypropyl Tetrahydropyrantriol
Skin ConditioningZea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Propanediol
Solvent
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Isohexadecane
EmollientStearic Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
PEG-2 Stearate
Emulsifying
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid
BufferingSorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Methyldihydrojasmonate
MaskingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Disodium EDTA
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Water, Dimethicone, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Hydroxypropyl Tetrahydropyrantriol, Zea Mays Starch, Alcohol Denat., Propanediol, Panthenol, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Isohexadecane, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, PEG-100 Stearate, PEG-2 Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Beeswax, Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid, Sorbitan Oleate, Dimethiconol, Methyldihydrojasmonate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Myristic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Polysorbate 80, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum
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
