What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauryl Sulfate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer
PEG/PPG-8/3 Diisostearate
EmulsifyingTriethanolamine
BufferingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Olive Oil PEG-7 Esters
Emollient
Sodium PEG-7 Olive Oil Carboxylate
Emulsifying
PEG-12 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
DMDM Hydantoin
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Methylparaben
Preservative
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Water, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer, PEG/PPG-8/3 Diisostearate, Triethanolamine, Salicylic Acid, Olive Oil PEG-7 Esters, Sodium PEG-7 Olive Oil Carboxylate, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Glycerin, DMDM Hydantoin, Parfum, Methylparaben, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Disodium EDTA
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Avena Sativa Kernel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil
Emollient
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Callus Conditioned Media
Skin Conditioning
Fructose
Humectant
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Urea
Buffering
Glucose
Humectant
Yeast Extract
Skin ConditioningMaltose
MaskingSodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCellulose
Absorbent
Sodium Chloride
Masking1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Pentylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil, Allantoin, Centella Asiatica Callus Conditioned Media, Fructose, Inulin, Urea, Glucose, Yeast Extract, Maltose, Sodium Lactate, Sodium PCA, Trehalose, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citric Acid, Cellulose Gum, Propylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Cellulose, Sodium Chloride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol
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!
Learn more about Water
