What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Lauryl Sulfate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingNiacinamide
Smoothing
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Curcuma Longa Rhizome Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
CI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide, Niacinamide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Tocopheryl Acetate, Glycolic Acid, Curcuma Longa Rhizome Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, CI 19140, CI 15985
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Kaolin
Abrasive
Silica
Abrasive
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Juglans Regia Shell Powder
Abrasive
Emblica Officinalis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningBenincasa Cerifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningGlucose
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Aegle Marmelos Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningLimonia Acidissima Shell Powder
Abrasive
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Origanum Majorana Leaf Oil
Masking
Zingiber Officinale Root Oil
Masking
Cinnamomum Cassia Bark
Skin ConditioningGlucose Oxidase
StabilisingLactoperoxidase
StabilisingPogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Ocimum Basilicum Oil
Masking
Geraniol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Kaolin, Silica, Decyl Glucoside, Juglans Regia Shell Powder, Emblica Officinalis Fruit Extract, Benincasa Cerifera Fruit Extract, Glucose, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Aegle Marmelos Fruit Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Limonia Acidissima Shell Powder, Tocopherol, Origanum Majorana Leaf Oil, Zingiber Officinale Root Oil, Cinnamomum Cassia Bark, Glucose Oxidase, Lactoperoxidase, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Ocimum Basilicum Oil, Geraniol, Linalool
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
