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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantPropanediol
SolventPentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningDiisostearyl Malate
EmollientNiacinamide
SmoothingC14-22 Alcohols
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingC12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingLactobacillus Ferment Lysate
Skin ConditioningSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingSodium Metaphosphate
BufferingButylene Glycol
HumectantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialHyaluronic Acid
HumectantPanthenol
Skin ConditioningArginine
MaskingAspartic Acid
MaskingGlutamic Acid
HumectantGluconolactone
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
HumectantSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
HumectantTocopherol
AntioxidantSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
HumectantWater, Glycerin, Propanediol, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Diisostearyl Malate, Niacinamide, C14-22 Alcohols, Carbomer, Tromethamine, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sodium Metaphosphate, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Panthenol, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Glutamic Acid, Gluconolactone, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Tocopherol, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Lavandula Angustifolia Water
MaskingLinum Usitatissimum Seed Flour
AbrasivePrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
MaskingTheobroma Cacao Seed Butter
EmollientStearic Acid
CleansingTriticum Vulgare Germ
BleachingGlycerin
HumectantCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningMink Oil
Skin ConditioningCitrus Reticulata Fruit
Skin ConditioningSantalum Album Oil
MaskingTriethanolamine
BufferingLimonene
PerfumingLinalool
PerfumingParfum
MaskingMethylparaben
PreservativePropylparaben
PreservativeLavandula Angustifolia Water, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Flour, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Stearic Acid, Triticum Vulgare Germ, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Mink Oil, Citrus Reticulata Fruit, Santalum Album Oil, Triethanolamine, Limonene, Linalool, Parfum, Methylparaben, Propylparaben
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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 Glycerin