What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCistus Incanus Extract
Skin ProtectingCeramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingCitrus Paradisi Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingPolyglyceryl-5 Oleate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientAnanas Sativus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningArgania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Rhizobian Gum
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Citric Acid
Buffering
Levulinic Acid
Perfuming
P-Anisic Acid
Masking
Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Water, Cistus Incanus Extract, Ceramide AP, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Lactate, Acacia Senegal Gum, Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-5 Oleate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Hydrolyzed Rhizobian Gum, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Levulinic Acid, P-Anisic Acid, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Parfum, Citronellol, Geraniol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Agar
MaskingDipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate
Skin Conditioning
Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract
Skin Protecting
Chamomilla Recutita Leaf Extract
Masking
Monarda Didyma Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMentha Rotundifolia Leaf Extract
TonicPerilla Ocymoides Leaf Extract
TonicOcimum Basilicum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMethyl Perfluoroisobutyl Ether
SolventMethyl Perfluorobutyl Ether
SolventXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCeratonia Siliqua Gum
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
Charcoal Powder
Abrasive
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Carrageenan
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Sucrose
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
CI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantMica
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Agar, Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate, Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Leaf Extract, Monarda Didyma Leaf Extract, Mentha Rotundifolia Leaf Extract, Perilla Ocymoides Leaf Extract, Ocimum Basilicum Leaf Extract, Methyl Perfluoroisobutyl Ether, Methyl Perfluorobutyl Ether, Xanthan Gum, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Butylene Glycol, Charcoal Powder, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Carrageenan, Carbomer, Allantoin, Sucrose, Disodium EDTA, CI 77499, Mica, CI 77891, Ethylhexylglycerin
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!
Learn more about Water
