What's inside
What's inside
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Behentrimonium Chloride
Preservative
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
EmulsifyingCetyl Esters
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Hybrid Oil
Emollient
Hydrogenated Castor Oil/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Emollient
Quaternium-87
CleansingIsopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Citric Acid
Buffering
Euphorbia Cerifera Cera
Astringent
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantParfum
Masking
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Passiflora Incarnata Seed Oil
Skin Protecting
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningGardenia Taitensis Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces/Magnesium Ferment
Adansonia Digitata Oil
Emollient
Saccharomyces/Iron Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
CI 14700
Cosmetic ColorantSaccharomyces/Zinc Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces/Copper Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces/Silicon Ferment
Skin Conditioning
CI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Cetyl Esters, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Hybrid Oil, Hydrogenated Castor Oil/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Quaternium-87, Isopropyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Euphorbia Cerifera Cera, Caprylyl Glycol, Panthenol, Sodium Benzoate, Propylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Parfum, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Passiflora Incarnata Seed Oil, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Gardenia Taitensis Flower Extract, Saccharomyces/Magnesium Ferment, Adansonia Digitata Oil, Saccharomyces/Iron Ferment, Tocopherol, CI 14700, Saccharomyces/Zinc Ferment, Saccharomyces/Copper Ferment, Saccharomyces/Silicon Ferment, CI 19140
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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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