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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientSesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Silt
AbsorbentCetearyl Olivate
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Rosa Canina Seed Oil
Emollient
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingLysolecithin
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPullulan
Algin
Masking
Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate Hcl
Skin ConditioningGlucose
Humectant
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Coco-Glucoside, Cetearyl Alcohol, Water, Pentylene Glycol, Silt, Cetearyl Olivate, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Sorbitan Olivate, Glyceryl Stearate, Rosa Canina Seed Oil, Cetearyl Glucoside, Hydroxyacetophenone, Panthenol, Cellulose Gum, Lysolecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Allantoin, Xanthan Gum, Pullulan, Algin, Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate Hcl, Glucose, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sorbic Acid
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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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