What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Cyclopentasiloxane
EmollientDimethicone
EmollientDimethiconol
EmollientBis-Cetearyl Amodimethicone
Helichrysum Stoechas Flower Extract
PerfumingPyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialCarthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
MaskingCitrus Limon Peel Oil
MaskingCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
MaskingVitis Vinifera Seed Extract
AntimicrobialGinkgo Biloba Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantHydrolyzed Soy Protein
HumectantWater
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingButylene Glycol
HumectantCyclohexasiloxane
EmollientBetaine
HumectantVanillyl Butyl Ether
MaskingBehentrimonium Chloride
PreservativeQuaternium-91
Myristyl Myristate
EmollientHexapeptide-11
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientEthylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV AbsorberBHT
AntioxidantPhenoxyethanol
PreservativePotassium Sorbate
PreservativeSodium Benzoate
MaskingParfum
MaskingLinalool
PerfumingLimonene
PerfumingGeraniol
PerfumingCI 60725
Cosmetic ColorantCyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Dimethiconol, Bis-Cetearyl Amodimethicone, Helichrysum Stoechas Flower Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Water, Hexylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Cyclohexasiloxane, Betaine, Vanillyl Butyl Ether, Behentrimonium Chloride, Quaternium-91, Myristyl Myristate, Hexapeptide-11, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, BHT, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum, Linalool, Limonene, Geraniol, CI 60725
Water
Skin ConditioningC15-19 Alkane
SolventGlycerin
HumectantCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingPEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin
HumectantIsosorbide Dicaprylate
Skin ConditioningEctoin
Skin ConditioningXylitylglucoside
HumectantBisabolol
AntioxidantAllantoin
Skin ConditioningAnhydroxylitol
HumectantXylitol
HumectantHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Glucose
HumectantCitric Acid
BufferingTocopherol
AntioxidantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeWater, C15-19 Alkane, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin, Isosorbide Dicaprylate, Ectoin, Xylitylglucoside, Bisabolol, Allantoin, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Glucose, Citric Acid, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol
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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!
Learn more about Water