What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Methylpropanediol
Solvent1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantHibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningErythritol
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract
Skin ProtectingDioscorea Japonica Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Nelumbo Nucifera Root Extract
Skin ConditioningHouttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Artemisia Vulgaris Extract
Skin Conditioning
Phaseolus Radiatus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningBetula Alba Bark Extract
Masking
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantRumex Crispus Root Extract
Skin ConditioningNatto Gum
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Dipropylene Glycol, Hibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extract, Erythritol, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glyceryl Glucoside, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Root Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Artemisia Vulgaris Extract, Phaseolus Radiatus Seed Extract, Betula Alba Bark Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Rumex Crispus Root Extract, Natto Gum, Sodium Polyacrylate, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Arginine, Ethylhexylglycerin
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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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