What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Kaolin
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantBentonite
Absorbent
Benzyl Glycol
SolventCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water
AntimicrobialSalicylic Acid
Masking
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Brassica Oleracea Capitata Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningHouttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Raspberry Ketone
Masking
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum
HumectantCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
CI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantHexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Geraniol
Perfuming
Parfum
Masking
Water, Butylene Glycol, Kaolin, Glycerin, CI 77891, Bentonite, Benzyl Glycol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water, Salicylic Acid, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Brassica Oleracea Capitata Leaf Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Raspberry Ketone, Madecassic Acid, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Allantoin, Hydroxyacetophenone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Panthenol, Dipropylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, CI 19140, CI 42090, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool, Benzyl Benzoate, Geraniol, Parfum
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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!
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