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Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Mandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Polyglyceryl-4 Cocoate
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingShikimic Acid
Skin ConditioningLactic Acid
Buffering
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Tartaric Acid
Buffering
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Cananga Odorata Flower Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil
Masking
Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Mandelic Acid, Polyglyceryl-4 Cocoate, Sodium Hydroxide, Shikimic Acid, Lactic Acid, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Hyaluronic Acid, Citric Acid, Tartaric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil, Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Benzyl Benzoate, Limonene, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningAluminum Chlorohydrate
AstringentDipropylene Glycol
HumectantMethyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialHamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Barosma Betulina Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Butylphenyl Methylpropional
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Water, Aluminum Chlorohydrate, Dipropylene Glycol, Methyl Gluceth-20, Parfum, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Butylene Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract, Barosma Betulina Leaf Extract, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Geraniol, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol
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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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