What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Betaine
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Dicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Beta Vulgaris Root Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Corn Starch
HumectantTapioca Starch
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCapryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningDiheptyl Succinate
EmollientTocopherol
Antioxidant
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Myristyl Alcohol
Emollient
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantParfum
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Propanediol, Betaine, Glycerin, Stearyl Alcohol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycine Soja Oil, Dicaprylyl Ether, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Beta Vulgaris Root Extract, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Tapioca Starch, Xanthan Gum, Sclerotium Gum, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Diheptyl Succinate, Tocopherol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Myristyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Gluconolactone, Calcium Gluconate, Parfum, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate
Water
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientMethylpropanediol
SolventGlycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Steareth-2
EmulsifyingSteareth-21
CleansingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
PEG-10 Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Stabilising
Cyclomethicone
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningIngredients 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
