What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningIsododecane
EmollientIsohexadecane
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialIsopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Sodium Chloride
MaskingRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Polyaminopropyl Biguanide
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningZinc Hydrolyzed Hyaluronate
HumectantSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Dextrin
AbsorbentDisodium Phosphate
BufferingPotassium Phosphate
BufferingProtease
Exfoliating
Lipase
Skin ConditioningBifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingLactose
HumectantMilk Protein
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sphingolipids
Emollient
Sodium Citrate
BufferingWater, Isododecane, Isohexadecane, Glycerin, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Propylene Glycol, Propanediol, Sodium Chloride, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Phenoxyethanol, Polyaminopropyl Biguanide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Zinc Hydrolyzed Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dextrin, Disodium Phosphate, Potassium Phosphate, Protease, Lipase, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Phospholipids, Phenethyl Alcohol, Lactose, Milk Protein, Potassium Sorbate, Sphingolipids, Sodium Citrate
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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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