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Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroamphoacetate
CleansingSodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingHydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Citric Acid
Buffering
Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer
Acrylates Copolymer
Glycerin
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Disodium EDTA
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Tranexamic Acid
Astringent
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Vaccinium Myrtillus Leaf Extract
AstringentWater, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Sodium Chloride, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Citric Acid, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Acrylates Copolymer, Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Hydroxide, Chlorphenesin, Disodium EDTA, Butylene Glycol, Tranexamic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus Leaf 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 GlycerinHydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate is a modified starch used to help thicken a product.
It is also used in foods.
Water. 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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