What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxycyclohexyl Phenyl Ketone
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Xanthine
Skin ConditioningHyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
C12-14 Alketh-9
CleansingCaprylic Acid
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningCI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantAloe Barbadensis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Opunta Dillenii Extract
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxycyclohexyl Phenyl Ketone, Propylene Glycol, Xanthine, Hyaluronic Acid, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, C12-14 Alketh-9, Caprylic Acid, Glycerin, Parfum, Ascorbic Acid, Phospholipids, Lactobacillus Ferment Filtrate, CI 15985, CI 19140, Aloe Barbadensis Extract, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Opunta Dillenii Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycolic Acid
Buffering
Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Centaurea Cyanus Flower Water
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water
MaskingPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Triethanolamine
BufferingAminomethyl Propanol
BufferingPanax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Tasmannia Lanceolata Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningAspartic Acid
Masking
Alanine
Masking
Serine
Masking
Valine
MaskingIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningProline
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Histidine
Humectant
Phenylalanine
Masking
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Arginine
Masking
PCA
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Fructose
Humectant
Water, Glycolic Acid, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Triethanolamine, Aminomethyl Propanol, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Tasmannia Lanceolata Leaf Extract, Aspartic Acid, Alanine, Serine, Valine, Isoleucine, Proline, Threonine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Glutamic Acid, Arginine, PCA, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Fructose
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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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