What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Glycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Squalane
Emollient
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Limon Peel Extract
EmollientPanax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Gardenia Florida Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningTheobroma Cacao Extract
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane
EmollientCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientArachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingArachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingPEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Dextrin
AbsorbentDisodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Water, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Niacinamide, Squalane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Gardenia Florida Flower Extract, Theobroma Cacao Extract, Glyceryl Stearate, Dimethiconol, Behenyl Alcohol, Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Arachidyl Glucoside, Arachidyl Alcohol, Carbomer, Tromethamine, PEG-100 Stearate, Dextrin, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum
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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.
Glyceryl Stearate is made by reacting glycerin with stearic acid (typically sourced from plant oils like palm or coconut). It's an emulsifier, emollient, and mild occlusive.
Emulsifiers help ingredients like oil and water stay mixed so your formula stays nicely blended and uniform in texture.
This ingredient is typically used in concentrations between 1-10%. Studies have found it to be non-sensitizing, non-phototoxic, and non-photoallergenic.
A close cousin of this ingredient is Glyceryl Stearate SE ("self-emulsifying"). This just has a small amount of sodium or potassium stearate added so it can emulsify without a co-emulsifier.
Since this ingredient is an ester of a C18 fatty acid, it may not be fungal acne safe. The Malassezia yeast can potentially metabolize within the C11-C24 range.
Fun fact: The human body also creates Glyceryl Stearate naturally.
Learn more about Glyceryl StearateWater. 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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