What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Squalane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Caprate
EmulsifyingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Caprylic/Capric/Myristic/Stearic Triglyceride
EmollientPolyglyceryl-2 Stearate
Emulsifying
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingZingiber Officinale Water
MaskingNymphaea Alba Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
Absorbent
Stearalkonium Hectorite
Gel FormingSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingO-Cymen-5-Ol
Antimicrobial
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Propanediol, Squalane, Glycerin, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Polyglyceryl-3 Caprate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Caprylic/Capric/Myristic/Stearic Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Zingiber Officinale Water, Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract, Tocopherol, Niacinamide, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, O-Cymen-5-Ol, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Methyl Palmitate
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Vegetable Oil
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Methylpropanediol
SolventSodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
4-T-Butylcyclohexanol
Masking
Glycyrrhiza Inflata Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Pantolactone
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
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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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