What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 2%
UV Absorber
Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid 2%
UV Absorber
Octocrylene 10%
UV Absorber
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCyclomethicone
Emollient
Simethicone
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingIsopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Methylparaben
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Propylparaben
Preservative
Water
Skin ConditioningStearic Acid
Cleansing
Stearoyl Macrogolglycerides
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 2%, Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid 2%, Octocrylene 10%, Carbomer, Cyclomethicone, Simethicone, Disodium EDTA, Glycerin, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Isopropyl Palmitate, Methylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Propylene Glycol, Propylparaben, Water, Stearic Acid, Stearoyl Macrogolglycerides, Stearyl Alcohol
Water
Skin ConditioningDibutyl Adipate
EmollientDiisopropyl Sebacate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
UV Filter
Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone
UV Absorber
Ethylhexyl Triazone
UV Absorber
Caprylyl Caprylate
EmollientBis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Skin Conditioning
Cocoglycerides
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Sorbitol/Sebacic Acid Copolymer Behenate
Skin ConditioningUrea
Buffering
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Silica
Abrasive
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Dehydroxanthan Gum
Emulsion StabilisingLactic Acid
Buffering
Water, Dibutyl Adipate, Diisopropyl Sebacate, Glycerin, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Caprylyl Caprylate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Cocoglycerides, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Zinc Oxide, Sorbitol/Sebacic Acid Copolymer Behenate, Urea, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Stearyl Alcohol, Ceramide NP, Silica, Tocopherol, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Caprylyl Glycol, Dehydroxanthan Gum, Lactic Acid
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 GlycerinStearyl Alcohol is a type of fatty alcohol from stearic acid. It is a white, waxy compound used to emulsify ingredients used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Emollients help soothe and hydrate the skin by trapping moisture.
Fatty alcohols are usually derived from natural fats and oils and therefore do not have the same drying or irritating effect as solvent (ethanol) alcohols.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Learn more about Stearyl AlcoholWater. 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 Water
