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Rosa Damascena Flower Water
MaskingHibiscus Syriacus Flower Extract
AntioxidantHyaluronic Acid
HumectantAloe Barbadensis Leaf Water
MaskingWater
Skin ConditioningLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialGlycerin
HumectantSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantSodium Phytate
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Powder
Skin ConditioningHibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCoccinia Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Water, Hibiscus Syriacus Flower Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Water, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Phytate, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Powder, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantPropanediol
SolventPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningEctoin
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialCentella Asiatica Extract
CleansingCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
EmollientAllantoin
Skin ConditioningSqualane
EmollientButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
MaskingTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingBehenyl Alcohol
EmollientPolyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
EmulsifyingCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientInulin Lauryl Carbamate
Emulsion StabilisingGlycolipids
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingMethyl Diisopropyl Propionamide
MaskingCitric Acid
BufferingSodium Benzoate
MaskingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeTocopherol
AntioxidantWater, Glycerin, Propanediol, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Panthenol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Ceramide NP, Ectoin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Allantoin, Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Behenyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Inulin Lauryl Carbamate, Glycolipids, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Methyl Diisopropyl Propionamide, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Tocopherol
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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 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