What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate
Emulsifying
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingJojoba Esters
Emollient
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Water, Squalane, Propanediol, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Jojoba Esters, Sodium PCA, Tocopherol, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningHouttuynia Cordata Extract 20%
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Vincetoxicum Atratum Extract
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Grandis Peel Extract
Astringent
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingMangifera Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningMusa Sapientum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningDaucus Carota Sativa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Capsicum Annuum Fruit Extract
Antimicrobial
Cucurbita Pepo Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Laurus Nobilis Leaf Extract
MaskingHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingArachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Tromethamine
BufferingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSorbitan Sesquioleate
Emulsifying
C13-16 Isoparaffin
Solvent
Heptyl Undecylenate
EmollientBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glucose
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningBoswellia Carterii Oil
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Houttuynia Cordata Extract 20%, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Vincetoxicum Atratum Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract, Citrus Grandis Peel Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Mangifera Indica Fruit Extract, Musa Sapientum Fruit Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Capsicum Annuum Fruit Extract, Cucurbita Pepo Fruit Extract, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Laurus Nobilis Leaf Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Arachidyl Glucoside, Arachidyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Tromethamine, Carbomer, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, C13-16 Isoparaffin, Heptyl Undecylenate, Behenyl Alcohol, Glucose, Dipropylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Boswellia Carterii Oil, Limonene
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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
