What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingXylitylglucoside
Humectant
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingAnhydroxylitol
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Xylitol
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Carrageenan
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Retinol
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingSorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingMirabilis Jalapa Extract
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Butylene Glycol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Xylitylglucoside, Glycine Soja Oil, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Propanediol, Phenoxyethanol, Xylitol, Allantoin, Carrageenan, Chlorphenesin, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Retinol, Cetyl Palmitate, Lauryl Glucoside, Sorbitan Stearate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Mirabilis Jalapa Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Glycerin
Humectant
Tapioca Starch
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Isobutylamido Thiazolyl Resorcinol
Bleaching
Decylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Inflata Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glucosylrutin
Antioxidant
Isoquercitrin
Antioxidant
Pantolactone
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingTrisodium EDTA
Citric Acid
Buffering
Parfum
Masking
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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
