What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningIsohexadecane
EmollientPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
PEG-8
HumectantHydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientDicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientPolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Cera Alba
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantGarcinia Indica Seed Butter
Skin Conditioning
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Neoruscogenin
Skin ConditioningAsparagopsis Armata Extract
Skin ProtectingAscophyllum Nodosum Extract
Skin ConditioningRuscogenin
Skin ConditioningMica
Cosmetic ColorantGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Dextran Sulfate
Gel Forming
Tetrasodium EDTA
T-Butyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Isohexadecane, Propanediol, Glycerin, PEG-8, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Titanium Dioxide, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Cera Alba, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Garcinia Indica Seed Butter, Bisabolol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Neoruscogenin, Asparagopsis Armata Extract, Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract, Ruscogenin, Mica, Gluconolactone, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Dextran Sulfate, Tetrasodium EDTA, T-Butyl Alcohol, Calcium Gluconate, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Isostearyl Neopentanoate
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Tambourissa Trichophylla Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantDimethicone
Emollient
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester
Skin Conditioning
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
