What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Olivate
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSqualane
Emollient
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPhytic Acid
Lecithin
Emollient
Pullulan
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Water, Pentylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Olivate, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Stearyl Alcohol, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Squalane, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Allantoin, Sclerotium Gum, Phytic Acid, Lecithin, Pullulan, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Ceramide NP, Cholesterol, Ceramide AP, Phytosphingosine, Ceramide EOP
Water
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate
Emulsifying
C10-18 Triglycerides
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Levulinic Acid
Perfuming
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, C10-18 Triglycerides, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Levulinic Acid, Sclerotium Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Levulinate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum
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 GlycerinSclerotium Gum is a polysaccharide gum made by the fungus, Sclerotium rolfssii. It is similar to xanthan gum.
In cosmetics, Sclerotium Gum is used to thicken the texture and to help stabilize other ingredients.
As an emulsifier, Sclerotium Gum helps prevent ingredients from separating, such as water and oil.
Learn more about Sclerotium GumWater. 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
