What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin
HumectantHydroxypropyl Tetrahydropyrantriol
Skin Conditioning3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
PPG-6-Decyltetradeceth-30
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Linalool
Perfuming
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Citrus Aurantium Tachibana Peel Extract
HumectantPaeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract
Skin ProtectingWater, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin, Hydroxypropyl Tetrahydropyrantriol, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, PPG-6-Decyltetradeceth-30, Phenoxyethanol, Salicylic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Potassium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Disodium EDTA, Adenosine, Linalool, Butylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Citrus Aurantium Tachibana Peel Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPotassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingBakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingGlycerin
Humectant
Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice
Skin ConditioningCetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingChondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
T-Butyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningBiosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Acronychia Acidula Fruit Extract
HumectantDavidsonia Pruriens Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Syzygium Luehmannii Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Lithothamnion Calcareum Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialDehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycolic Acid, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Propanediol, Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Bakuchiol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Glycerin, Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice, Cetyl Palmitate, Maltodextrin, Caprylyl Glycol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Parfum, T-Butyl Alcohol, Lactobacillus, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Acronychia Acidula Fruit Extract, Davidsonia Pruriens Fruit Extract, Syzygium Luehmannii Fruit Extract, Benzyl Alcohol, Lithothamnion Calcareum Extract, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sodium Anisate, Dehydroacetic Acid
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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!
Learn more about Water
