What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningOctylacrylamide/Acrylates/Butylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer
Glycerin
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
Humectant
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
PPG-15
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Aminomethyl Propanol
BufferingWater, Octylacrylamide/Acrylates/Butylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Glycerin, Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil, Polysorbate 20, PPG-15, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Aminomethyl Propanol
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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