What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBetaine
Humectant
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Surfactant
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Tartaric Acid
Buffering
Mandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Phyllostachys Pubescens Shoot Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPulsatilla Koreana Extract
Skin ConditioningUsnea Barbata Extract
Aspergillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningPanax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Cyclodextrin
AbsorbentBeta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Coco-Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Xanthan Gum, Betaine, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid, Tartaric Acid, Mandelic Acid, Oryza Sativa Extract, Phyllostachys Pubescens Shoot Bark Extract, Butylene Glycol, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Usnea Barbata Extract, Aspergillus Ferment, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Cyclodextrin, Beta-Glucan
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Polylactic Acid
Abrasive
Propanediol
Solvent
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantBentonite
Absorbent
Diglycerin
Humectant
Kaolin
Abrasive
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Maltooligosyl Glucoside
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantPhytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingSodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate
CleansingMagnesium Aluminum Silicate
Absorbent
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Polylactic Acid, Propanediol, CI 77891, Bentonite, Diglycerin, Kaolin, Myristic Acid, Lactic Acid, Maltooligosyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Stearate, Panthenol, Glyceryl Glucoside, Ectoin, Parfum, Coco-Glucoside, Lauryl Glucoside, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Tocopherol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
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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 GlycerinPropanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.Β
Itβs often used to:
Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.
Learn more about PropanediolWater. 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
