What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin Conditioning3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingCaprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingCitric Acid
Buffering
Citrus Grandis Fruit Extract
Astringent
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningLimonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Geraniol
Perfuming
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Water, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Betaine, Glycerin, Disodium Phosphate, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Citric Acid, Citrus Grandis Fruit Extract, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Phenoxyethanol, Sclerotium Gum, Propylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Parfum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Limonene, Linalool, Potassium Sorbate, Geraniol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
