What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Glycerin
Humectant
Lecithin
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBiotin/Folic Acid/Cyanocobalamin/Niacinamide/Pantothenic Acid/Pyridoxine/Riboflavin/Thiamine/Yeast Polypeptides
Skin Conditioning
Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingFolic Acid
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAlteromonas Ferment Extract
Skin Conditioning
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Extract
AstringentCodonopsis Lanceolata Extract
Antioxidant
Citrus Glauca Fruit Extract
HumectantDavidsonia Jerseyana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Oil
Masking
Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil
Astringent
Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract
Humectant
Sodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Acetyl Hexapeptide-49
Skin Conditioning
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Lecithin, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Butylene Glycol, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Xanthan Gum, Biotin/Folic Acid/Cyanocobalamin/Niacinamide/Pantothenic Acid/Pyridoxine/Riboflavin/Thiamine/Yeast Polypeptides, Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sclerotium Gum, Folic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Alteromonas Ferment Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Extract, Codonopsis Lanceolata Extract, Citrus Glauca Fruit Extract, Davidsonia Jerseyana Fruit Extract, Citric Acid, Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Oil, Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil, Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Sodium Metabisulfite, Acetyl Hexapeptide-49, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide
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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!
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