What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Dimethicone
Emollient
Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingPEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin
HumectantTriethanolamine
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Silica
Abrasive
Capryloyl Glycine
CleansingCetyl Dimethicone
Emollient
Mel
EmollientCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane
EmollientSilica Silylate
Emollient
Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Acrylates Copolymer
Totarol
Antioxidant
Parfum
Masking
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantCetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Amyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Dimethicone, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin, Triethanolamine, Phenoxyethanol, Silica, Capryloyl Glycine, Cetyl Dimethicone, Mel, Carbomer, Caprylyl Glycol, Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, Silica Silylate, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Salicylic Acid, Acrylates Copolymer, Totarol, Parfum, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Cetearyl Glucoside, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Limonene, Benzyl Alcohol, Amyl Cinnamal
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Mannose
HumectantPEG-100 Stearate
Copernicia Cerifera Wax
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Leontopodium Alpinum Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hydroxide
BufferingStearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Myristyl Alcohol
Emollient
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract
Humectant
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glyceryl Stearate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Squalane, Cetyl Alcohol, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Mannose, PEG-100 Stearate, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid, Tocopherol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Leontopodium Alpinum Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Stearyl Alcohol, Ceramide NP, Myristyl Alcohol, Adenosine, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Linalool
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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.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinLinalool is a fragrance and helps add scent to products. It's derived from common plants such as cinnamon, mint, citrus, and lavender.
Like Limonene, this ingredient oxidizes when exposed to air. Oxidized linalool can cause allergies and skin sensitivity.
This ingredient has a scent that is floral, spicy tropical, and citrus-like.
Learn more about LinaloolPhenoxyethanol 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
