What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Caprylate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Olive Glycerides
Emulsifying
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Fructose
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Sodium Phytate
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Maltose
MaskingSodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Water, Coco-Caprylate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Inulin, Niacinamide, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Olive Glycerides, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Ceramide NP, Citric Acid, Fructose, Urea, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Allantoin, Maltose, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Sodium PCA, Trehalose, Glucose, Sodium Hyaluronate
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Emollient
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-2 Sesquiisostearate
Emulsifying
PEG-22/Dodecyl Glycol Copolymer
EmulsifyingAluminum Stearate
Cosmetic ColorantAquaphilus Dolomiae Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningArginine
Masking
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Copper Sulfate
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Stearate
Cosmetic ColorantMicrocrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingZinc Sulfate
Antimicrobial
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Paraffinum Liquidum, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Zinc Oxide, Propylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-2 Sesquiisostearate, PEG-22/Dodecyl Glycol Copolymer, Aluminum Stearate, Aquaphilus Dolomiae Ferment Filtrate, Arginine, Beeswax, Copper Sulfate, Magnesium Stearate, Microcrystalline Wax, Tromethamine, Zinc Sulfate
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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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