What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningParaffinum Liquidum
EmollientPetrolatum
EmollientMicrocrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingGlycerin
HumectantPhytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientZinc Stearate
Cosmetic ColorantNiacinamide
SmoothingBeeswax
Emulsion StabilisingCetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
EmulsifyingSodium Chloride
MaskingUndaria Pinnatifida Extract
Skin ConditioningEcklonia Cava Extract
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Olivate
EmulsifyingOzokerite
Emulsion StabilisingLaminaria Japonica Extract
Skin ProtectingHizikia Fusiforme Extract
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Collagen
EmollientLeontopodium Alpinum Callus Culture Extract
AntioxidantUlva Lactuca Extract
Skin ConditioningSolidago Virgaurea Extract
Skin ConditioningPorphyra Yezoensis Extract
Skin ConditioningLaminaria Digitata Extract
Skin ProtectingLaminaria Cloustoni Extract
Skin ProtectingEnteromorpha Compressa Extract
Skin ProtectingCodium Tomentosum Extract
Skin ProtectingCodium Fragile Extract
Skin ConditioningAgarum Cribrosum Extract
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantCopper Tripeptide-1
Skin ConditioningAcetyl Hexapeptide-8
HumectantAdenosine
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningHexyl Laurate
EmollientPolyglyceryl-4 Isostearate
EmulsifyingHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingParfum
MaskingLinalool
PerfumingButylphenyl Methylpropional
PerfumingDisodium EDTA
Water, Paraffinum Liquidum, Petrolatum, Microcrystalline Wax, Glycerin, Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Zinc Stearate, Niacinamide, Beeswax, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Ecklonia Cava Extract, Sorbitan Olivate, Ozokerite, Laminaria Japonica Extract, Hizikia Fusiforme Extract, Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Leontopodium Alpinum Callus Culture Extract, Ulva Lactuca Extract, Solidago Virgaurea Extract, Porphyra Yezoensis Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Laminaria Cloustoni Extract, Enteromorpha Compressa Extract, Codium Tomentosum Extract, Codium Fragile Extract, Agarum Cribrosum Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Copper Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Adenosine, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hexyl Laurate, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Parfum, Linalool, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Disodium EDTA
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningSesamum Indicum Seed Oil
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientCetyl Alcohol
EmollientCeteareth-20
CleansingRosa Canina Fruit Oil
EmollientTocopherol
AntioxidantTerminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
AntioxidantPleiogynium Timoriense Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPodocarpus Elatus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSantalum Acuminatum Fruit Extract
AntioxidantBorago Officinalis Seed Oil
EmollientOenothera Biennis Oil
EmollientCamellia Oleifera Seed Oil
Skin ConditioningCitrus Tangerina Peel Oil
MaskingCitrus Nobilis Peel Oil
MaskingLavandula Angustifolia Oil
MaskingVanillin
MaskingPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeBenzyl Alcohol
PerfumingLimonene
PerfumingLinalool
PerfumingWater, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Tocopherol, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Pleiogynium Timoriense Fruit Extract, Podocarpus Elatus Fruit Extract, Santalum Acuminatum Fruit Extract, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Citrus Tangerina Peel Oil, Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Vanillin, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Limonene, Linalool
Alternatives
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 GlycerinLinalool is a fragrance and helps add scent to products. It's derived from common plants such as cinnamon, mint, citrus, and lavender.
Like Limonene, this ingredient oxidizes when exposed to air. Oxidized linalool can cause allergies and skin sensitivity.
This ingredient has a scent that is floral, spicy tropical, and citrus-like.
Learn more about LinaloolWater. 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