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What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientC15-19 Alkane
SolventCetearyl Isononanoate
Emollient
Isododecane
EmollientCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate
Emollient
Steareth-21
CleansingAdansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Alteromonas Ferment Extract
Skin Conditioning
Arnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Calophyllum Tacamahaca Seed Oil
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAminomethyl Propanol
BufferingButylene Glycol
Humectant
C13-14 Isoparaffin
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientIsocetyl Stearate
Emollient
Laureth-7
EmulsifyingPolyacrylamide
Steareth-2
EmulsifyingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Water, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, C15-19 Alkane, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Isododecane, Cetyl Alcohol, Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Steareth-21, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Allantoin, Alteromonas Ferment Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Bisabolol, Calophyllum Tacamahaca Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Squalane, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Aminomethyl Propanol, Butylene Glycol, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Isocetyl Stearate, Laureth-7, Polyacrylamide, Steareth-2, Xanthan Gum, Stearic Acid, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA
Water
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Lanolin
Emollient
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Cera Alba
Emollient
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Limonene
Perfuming
Viola Tricolor Extract
EmollientHydrolyzed Beeswax
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Arginine
Masking
Zinc Sulfate
Antimicrobial
Parfum
Masking
Linalool
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Coumarin
Perfuming
Water, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Lanolin, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Cera Alba, Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Glycerin, Limonene, Viola Tricolor Extract, Hydrolyzed Beeswax, Sorbitan Olivate, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Arginine, Zinc Sulfate, Parfum, Linalool, Geraniol, Citral, Coumarin
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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!
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