What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Ethylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate
Cleansing
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Dimethicone
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Isopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSida Cordifolia Root Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Tinospora Cordifolia Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningUndecylenoyl Glycine
CleansingCapryloyl Glycine
CleansingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Cetyl Alcohol, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Sorbitan Stearate, Glycerin, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethicone, Parfum, Isopropyl Myristate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sida Cordifolia Root Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Tinospora Cordifolia Stem Extract, Undecylenoyl Glycine, Capryloyl Glycine, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hydroxide
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingCetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Lauryl PEG-10 Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Magnesium Sulfate
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Lauryl PEG-10 Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Magnesium Sulfate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Squalane, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Titanium Dioxide, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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!
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