What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Diheptyl Succinate
EmollientCapryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningTapioca Starch
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Natto Gum
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLactic Acid
Buffering
Parfum
Masking
P-Anisic Acid
Masking
Ormenis Multicaulis Flower Oil
Perfuming
Water, Dicaprylyl Ether, Stearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sorbitan Stearate, Diheptyl Succinate, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Gluconate, Tapioca Starch, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Natto Gum, Glyceryl Caprylate, Xanthan Gum, Lactic Acid, Parfum, P-Anisic Acid, Ormenis Multicaulis Flower Oil
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Polyacrylamide
C13-14 Isoparaffin
Emollient
Laureth-7
EmulsifyingGlycerin
Humectant
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion Stabilising
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Leptospermum Scoparium Branch/Leaf Oil
Tonic
Piper Nigrum Seed Extract
RefreshingMagnolia Officinalis Bark Extract
Antimicrobial
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAlpha-Arbutin
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningCryptomeria Japonica Bud Extract
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Sphingolipids
Emollient
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Triethanolamine
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Niacinamide, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Laureth-7, Glycerin, Persea Gratissima Oil, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethiconol, Saccharide Isomerate, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Octyldodecanol, Leptospermum Scoparium Branch/Leaf Oil, Piper Nigrum Seed Extract, Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Alpha-Arbutin, Butylene Glycol, Water, Cryptomeria Japonica Bud Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Phospholipids, Sphingolipids, Ceramide EOP, Triethanolamine, Disodium EDTA
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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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