What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate
CleansingPyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Phytate
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Panthenol, Sodium Phytate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Hydroxide
Potassium Cocoate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Pinus Elliottii Extract
Pinus Pinea Kernel Extract
Skin ConditioningMagnesium Chloride
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Urtica Dioica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningTaraxacum Officinale Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningTrifolium Pratense Flower Extract
AstringentAcetic Acid
BufferingLathyrus Odoratus Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Cocoate, Glycerin, Pinus Elliottii Extract, Pinus Pinea Kernel Extract, Magnesium Chloride, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Urtica Dioica Leaf Extract, Taraxacum Officinale Leaf Extract, Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract, Acetic Acid, Lathyrus Odoratus Flower Extract, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum
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.
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