What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientPentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
C14-22 Alcohols
Emulsion Stabilising
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Vinyldimethicone
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingScutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingHydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningIndigofera Tinctoria Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Chlorella Vulgaris Extract
EmollientHydrolyzed Hemp Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Hydrolyzed Hibiscus Esculentus Extract
Skin ConditioningTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Lagerstroemia Indica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningTheobroma Cacao Seed Extract
Antioxidant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Dextrin
AbsorbentCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glucose
Humectant
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Propanediol, C14-22 Alcohols, Palmitic Acid, Panthenol, Vinyldimethicone, Stearic Acid, Carbomer, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Tromethamine, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Ethylhexylglycerin, Indigofera Tinctoria Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Hydrolyzed Hemp Seed Extract, Disodium EDTA, Hydrolyzed Hibiscus Esculentus Extract, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Allantoin, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Myristic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lagerstroemia Indica Flower Extract, Theobroma Cacao Seed Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Dextrin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Glucose, Madecassoside, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Ceramide NP, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Madecassic Acid, Asiaticoside, Asiatic 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.
Carbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Learn more about CarbomerEthylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that:
The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure.
Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations.
Learn more about EthylhexylglycerinGlycerin (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
