What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Carthamus Tinctorius Flower
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
Coconut Alkanes
Emollient
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingSorbitan Sesquioleate
Emulsifying
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Olivate
Silica
Abrasive
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Coco-Caprylate
Emollient
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Bicarbonate
Abrasive
Citrus Limon Leaf Cell Extract
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Vitis Vinifera
MaskingTetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Argania Spinosa Shell Powder
Abrasive
Rosa Gallica Flower Powder
Skin ConditioningTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Iron Oxides
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Carthamus Tinctorius Flower, Glycerin, Coconut Alkanes, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Gluconolactone, Cetearyl Olivate, Silica, Sorbitan Olivate, Coco-Caprylate, Sodium Benzoate, Decyl Glucoside, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium Bicarbonate, Citrus Limon Leaf Cell Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tocopherol, Argania Spinosa Shell Powder, Rosa Gallica Flower Powder, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Diisostearyl Malate
EmollientMica
Cosmetic ColorantIsopentyldiol
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-10 Eicosanedioate/Tetradecanedioate
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Starch
AbsorbentBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Maris Aqua
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Acrylates Copolymer
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Pistacia Lentiscus Gum
MaskingLecithin
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Algin
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingSucrose
Humectant
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Diisostearyl Malate, Mica, Isopentyldiol, Polyglyceryl-10 Eicosanedioate/Tetradecanedioate, Oryza Sativa Starch, Benzyl Alcohol, Maris Aqua, Xanthan Gum, Alcohol, Acrylates Copolymer, Dehydroacetic Acid, Pistacia Lentiscus Gum, Lecithin, Hydrolyzed Algin, Phenethyl Alcohol, Sucrose, Tin Oxide, CI 77891, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499
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.
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