What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Triheptanoin
Skin ConditioningBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Isodecyl Neopentanoate
EmollientSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Cera Alba
Emollient
Lecithin
Emollient
Imperata Cylindrica Root Extract
Skin ConditioningAcacia Decurrens/Jojoba/Sunflower Seed Wax/Polyglyceryl-3 Esters
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAlpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Amyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate
Antioxidant
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Coumarin
Perfuming
Distarch Phosphate
AbsorbentParfum
Masking
Galactoarabinan
Geraniol
Perfuming
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Glycine Soja Sterols
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde
Masking
Isoeugenol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialSodium Hydroxide
BufferingTetrahydrodiferuloylmethane
Antioxidant
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingYogurt Powder
Water, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Alcohol Denat., Triheptanoin, Behenyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Cera Alba, Lecithin, Imperata Cylindrica Root Extract, Acacia Decurrens/Jojoba/Sunflower Seed Wax/Polyglyceryl-3 Esters, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Amyl Cinnamal, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Benzyl Salicylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Coumarin, Distarch Phosphate, Parfum, Galactoarabinan, Geraniol, Glycine Soja Oil, Glycine Soja Sterols, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxycitronellal, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Isoeugenol, Linalool, Phenoxyethanol, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Yogurt Powder
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Diglycerin
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf
Perfuming
Glycerin
Humectant
Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Diisostearyl Malate
EmollientPEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingOphiopogon Japonicus Root Extract
Skin ConditioningIndigofera Tinctoria Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCeramide Ng
Skin Conditioning
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Polygonum Tinctorium Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sucrose Stearate
EmollientSucrose Palmitate
EmollientMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Sargassum Vulgare Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Lagenaria Siceraria Fruit Juice
Skin ConditioningSalvia Miltiorrhiza Root Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Sulfate
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Dimethicone, Diglycerin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf, Glycerin, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate, Butylene Glycol, Diisostearyl Malate, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Propanediol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract, Indigofera Tinctoria Leaf Extract, Ceramide Ng, Palmitic Acid, Linoleic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Polygonum Tinctorium Leaf/Stem Extract, Cetyl Alcohol, Sucrose Stearate, Sucrose Palmitate, Maltodextrin, Sargassum Vulgare Extract, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Hydrolyzed Lagenaria Siceraria Fruit Juice, Salvia Miltiorrhiza Root Extract, Tocopherol, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Magnesium Sulfate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Phytosterols, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Mica, CI 77891
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol 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!
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