What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Oleoyl Sarcosinate
Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
CleansingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Citrate/Lactate/Linoleate/Oleate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-3 Caprate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-4 Cocoate
Emollient
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientSodium Oleate
CleansingChondrus Crispus Powder
Abrasive
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Panthenol, Glycerin, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Propylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Oleoyl Sarcosinate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, Pentylene Glycol, Glyceryl Citrate/Lactate/Linoleate/Oleate, Polyglyceryl-3 Caprate, Polyglyceryl-4 Cocoate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sodium Oleate, Chondrus Crispus Powder, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol
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
