What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningLauryl Glucoside
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingC10-16 Alkyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Aesculus Hippocastanum Bark Extract
AstringentOlea Europaea Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningPlantago Lanceolata Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialBetula Alba Bark Extract
Masking
Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Mirabilis Jalapa Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningO-Cymen-5-Ol
Antimicrobial
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPropanediol
Solvent
Citric Acid
Buffering
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Water, Lauryl Glucoside, Glycerin, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, C10-16 Alkyl Glucoside, Phenoxyethanol, Aesculus Hippocastanum Bark Extract, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Plantago Lanceolata Leaf Extract, Betula Alba Bark Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract, Mirabilis Jalapa Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, O-Cymen-5-Ol, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Sodium Hydroxide, Propanediol, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Alcohol Denat.
Water
Skin ConditioningCamellia Oleifera Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Beta-Sitosterol
Emulsion Stabilising
Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Squalene
Emollient
Pelargonium Graveolens Oil
Masking
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil
Masking
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingCitronellol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Water, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Lactobacillus Ferment, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Tocopherol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Beta-Sitosterol, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Squalene, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Sodium Levulinate, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Lactic Acid, Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Citronellol, Limonene, Geraniol
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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