What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCoco-Betaine
Cleansing
PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate
Emulsifying
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
EmulsifyingZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium EDTA
Polyquaternium-47
Skin ConditioningMenthol
Masking
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Squalane
Emollient
Camellia Japonica Seed Oil
Emollient
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingArginine
Masking
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
Emollient
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantParfum
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Laminaria Saccharina Extract
Skin ProtectingMacrocystis Pyrifera Extract
Skin Conditioning
Withania Somnifera Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Phytate
Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Butylene Glycol, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Squalane, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Ceramide AP, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cetyl Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Arginine, Cetyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables, Mica, Parfum, Caprylyl Glycol, CI 77491, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Withania Somnifera Root Extract, Sodium Phytate, Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract, Triethoxycaprylylsilane
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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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