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Ingredients Side-by-side
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Methicone
Emollient
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Petrolatum
Emollient
Diisostearyl Malate
EmollientPEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Collagen Powder
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
BHT
Antioxidant
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingSodium Phosphate
BufferingSodium Chloride
MaskingDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Water, Glycerin, Methicone, Alcohol, Petrolatum, Diisostearyl Malate, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Tocopherol, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Ubiquinone, Collagen Powder, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Chloride, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingParaffin
Perfuming
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Octyldodecyl Stearate
Emollient
Diazolidinyl Urea
Preservative
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Preservative
Acrylates/Acrylamide Copolymer
MoisturisingParaffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Polysorbate 85
Emulsifying
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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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