What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Diisostearyl Malate
EmollientDipentaerythrityl Hexa C5-9 Acid Esters
Skin ConditioningHoney 10%
Humectant
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Microcrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingGlycerin
Humectant
Hydrogenated Poly(C6-20 Olefin)
Abrasive
Dimethicone
Emollient
Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer
Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Diisostearyl Malate, Dipentaerythrityl Hexa C5-9 Acid Esters, Honey 10%, Cyclopentasiloxane, Beeswax, Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Microcrystalline Wax, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-20 Olefin), Dimethicone, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol
Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate
Skin Conditioning
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Diisostearyl Malate
EmollientHydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientEthylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Ceresin
Emulsion StabilisingMethyl Hydrogenated Rosinate
Perfuming
Tribehenin
Emollient
Silica Dimethyl Silylate
EmollientPolymethylsilsesquioxane
Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer
Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer
Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil
Emollient
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Salvia Officinalis Oil
Masking
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Benzyl Glycol
SolventHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Cholesterol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCeramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Raspberry Ketone
Masking
Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Diisostearyl Malate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Ceresin, Methyl Hydrogenated Rosinate, Tribehenin, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Ceramide NP, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Dehydroacetic Acid, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Salvia Officinalis Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Propanediol, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Ceramide Ns, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ceramide AP, Ceramide As, Benzyl Glycol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Cholesterol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ceramide EOP, Hyaluronic Acid, Raspberry Ketone
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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.
Diisostearyl Malate is an emollient and most often used in lip products. It comes from isostearyl alcohol, a fatty acid, and malic acid, an AHA.
As an emollient, Diisostearyl Malate helps create a thin film on your skin to trap moisture in. This helps keep your skin soft and smooth.
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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