What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Propanediol
Solvent
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Lactobionic Acid
Buffering
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientSodium Hydroxide
BufferingGlycolic Acid
Buffering
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingLecithin
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Galactoarabinan
Pullulan
Parfum
Masking
Glycyrrhetinic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Silica
Abrasive
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Brassica Rapa Root Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Alcohol, Propanediol, Gluconolactone, Lactic Acid, Lactobionic Acid, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycolic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxyacetophenone, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Salicylic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Sclerotium Gum, Lecithin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Galactoarabinan, Pullulan, Parfum, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Silica, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Brassica Rapa Root Extract, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Retinol
Skin Conditioning
Retinyl Propionate
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin Conditioning
Dimethiconol
Emollient
C13-14 Isoparaffin
Emollient
Laureth-4
Emulsifying
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Laureth-7
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion Stabilising
Polyacrylamide
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantDMDM Hydantoin
Preservative
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Preservative
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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!
Learn more about Water
