What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Leaf Water
Skin Conditioning
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantAcrylates Copolymer
Propanediol
Solvent
Isopentyldiol
Humectant
Sodium Dna
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Salmon Egg Extract
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water
Masking
Coptis Japonica Root Extract
Skin ConditioningGardenia Florida Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningTheobroma Cacao Extract
Skin ConditioningSilybum Marianum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPersea Gratissima Fruit Extract
EmollientAllium Cepa Bulb Extract
Skin Conditioning
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Dextrin
AbsorbentPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPotassium Cocoate
Emulsifying
Methylglucamine
Potassium Benzoate
Preservative
C12-14 Alketh-12
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Centella Asiatica Leaf Water, Coco-Betaine, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Dipropylene Glycol, Acrylates Copolymer, Propanediol, Isopentyldiol, Sodium Dna, Madecassoside, Salmon Egg Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Theobroma Cacao Extract, Silybum Marianum Seed Extract, Persea Gratissima Fruit Extract, Allium Cepa Bulb Extract, Maltodextrin, Dextrin, Pentylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Cocoate, Methylglucamine, Potassium Benzoate, C12-14 Alketh-12, Parfum, 1,2-Hexanediol
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Myristamide Dipa
CleansingSodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingCoffea Robusta Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPunica Granatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Parfum
Masking
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Triethanolamine
BufferingWater, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Myristamide Dipa, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Coffea Robusta Seed Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Parfum, Decyl Glucoside, Panthenol, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Triethanolamine
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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 GlycerinParfum is a catch-all term for an ingredient or more that is used to give a scent to products.
Also called "fragrance", this ingredient can be a blend of hundreds of chemicals or plant oils. This means every product with "fragrance" or "parfum" in the ingredients list is a different mixture.
For instance, Habanolide is a proprietary trade name for a specific aroma chemical. When used as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetics, most aroma chemicals fall under the broad labeling category of “FRAGRANCE” or “PARFUM” according to EU and US regulations.
The term 'parfum' or 'fragrance' is not regulated in many countries. In many cases, it is up to the brand to define this term.
For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance by INCI standards.
One example is Calendula flower extract. Calendula is an essential oil that still imparts a scent or 'fragrance'.
Depending on the blend, the ingredients in the mixture can cause allergies and sensitivities on the skin. Some ingredients that are known EU allergens include linalool and citronellol.
Parfum can also be used to mask or cover an unpleasant scent.
The bottom line is: not all fragrances/parfum/ingredients are created equally. If you are worried about fragrances, we recommend taking a closer look at an ingredient. And of course, we always recommend speaking with a professional.
Learn more about ParfumWater. 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
