What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Dimethicone
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingHaematococcus Pluvialis Extract
Antioxidant
Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
C13-14 Isoparaffin
Emollient
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingLaureth-7
EmulsifyingPoloxamer 338
EmulsifyingPolyacrylamide
Sorbitan Laurate
Emulsifying
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingZea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Polysilicone-11
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Water, Ascorbic Acid, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Dimethicone, Squalane, Potassium Hydroxide, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester, Adenosine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Caprylyl Glycol, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Laureth-7, Poloxamer 338, Polyacrylamide, Sorbitan Laurate, Xanthan Gum, Zea Mays Starch, Dimethiconol, Polysilicone-11, Salicylic Acid, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Propanediol
Solvent
Limonene
Perfuming
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
Prunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningRubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentMelissa Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningLinalool
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Propanediol, Limonene, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Niacinamide, Potassium Sorbate, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Prunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract, Linalool, Citral
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!
Learn more about WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
