What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Isopropyl Lauroyl Sarcosinate
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Propanediol
Solvent
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
C14-22 Alcohols
Emulsion Stabilising
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCitrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Calendula Officinalis Flower
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Geranium Maculatum Oil
Masking
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Oil
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Citral
Perfuming
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Oil
Masking
Artemisia Absinthium Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Isopropyl Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Dimethicone, Niacinamide, Propanediol, Propylene Glycol, C14-22 Alcohols, Panthenol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopherol, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Carbomer, Pyridoxine Hcl, Chlorphenesin, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Xanthan Gum, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Limonene, Calendula Officinalis Flower, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Zinc PCA, Maltodextrin, Sodium Hydroxide, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Geranium Maculatum Oil, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Oil, Citric Acid, Citral, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Citronellol, Geraniol, Linalool, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Oil, Artemisia Absinthium Extract
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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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