What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Poria Cocos Extract
Skin ConditioningAgastache Mexicana Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Passiflora Incarnata Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningLithospermum Erythrorhizon Root Extract
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Camellia Japonica Seed Oil
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Arginine
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingUsnea Barbata Extract
Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPulsatilla Koreana Extract
Skin ConditioningRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Aniba Rosodora Wood Oil
Astringent
Cymbopogon Martini Oil
Masking
Geraniol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Propanediol, Niacinamide, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Beeswax, Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Poria Cocos Extract, Agastache Mexicana Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Passiflora Incarnata Flower Extract, Lithospermum Erythrorhizon Root Extract, Glyceryl Stearate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Arginine, Carbomer, Usnea Barbata Extract, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Adenosine, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Tocopherol, Aniba Rosodora Wood Oil, Cymbopogon Martini Oil, Geraniol, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Citrate
BufferingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Glycereth-25 PCA Isostearate
Emulsifying
Zea Mays Kernel Extract
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Alaria Esculenta Extract
Skin ProtectingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Kaempferia Galanga Root Extract
Skin ConditioningFructan
Skin ConditioningCapryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Glucose
Humectant
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Citrate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Citric Acid, Glycereth-25 PCA Isostearate, Zea Mays Kernel Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Disodium EDTA, Allantoin, Alaria Esculenta Extract, Panthenol, Kaempferia Galanga Root Extract, Fructan, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Glucose
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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
