What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningBeeswax
Emulsion StabilisingButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-6 Distearate
EmulsifyingDimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantCopernicia Cerifera Cera
EmollientPolyglyceryl-10 Myristate
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
EmollientGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialZea Mays Starch
AbsorbentXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingArginine
MaskingPhenethyl Alcohol
MaskingBiotin
AntiseborrhoeicUrtica Dioica Extract
Astringent1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientSodium Benzoate
MaskingCitric Acid
BufferingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeBenzoic Acid
MaskingMyristoyl Pentapeptide-17
Skin ConditioningCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Beeswax, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Glycerin, Copernicia Cerifera Cera, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Zea Mays Starch, Xanthan Gum, Arginine, Phenethyl Alcohol, Biotin, Urtica Dioica Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Benzoic Acid, Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17, CI 77499
Water
Skin ConditioningAcrylates Copolymer
Alcohol Denat.
AntimicrobialCera Alba
EmollientPEG-15 Glyceryl Stearate
EmulsifyingCopernicia Cerifera Cera
EmollientButylene Glycol
HumectantKaolin
AbrasivePullulan
Behenyl Alcohol
EmollientBentonite
AbsorbentRayon
Dimethicone
EmollientStearic Acid
CleansingSucrose Distearate
EmollientVp/Va Copolymer
Nylon-6
Aminomethyl Propanol
BufferingGlycerin
HumectantTocopherol
AntioxidantSilica
AbrasivePanthenol
Skin ConditioningBiotinoyl Tripeptide-1
Phenoxyethanol
PreservativeCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77266
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Acrylates Copolymer, Alcohol Denat., Cera Alba, PEG-15 Glyceryl Stearate, Copernicia Cerifera Cera, Butylene Glycol, Kaolin, Pullulan, Behenyl Alcohol, Bentonite, Rayon, Dimethicone, Stearic Acid, Sucrose Distearate, Vp/Va Copolymer, Nylon-6, Aminomethyl Propanol, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Silica, Panthenol, Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1, Phenoxyethanol, CI 77499, CI 77266
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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.
Ci 77499 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It is created from mixing red and black iron oxides. This helps give shades of darkness to a product.
Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.
This ingredient comes from a palm tree native to Brazil. This ingredient is used to thicken texture and leaves behind a film when applied.
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