What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Polysilicone-11
Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
Emollient
Ptfe
Methylsilanol/Silicate Crosspolymer
Skin ConditioningHydroxyphenoxy Propionic Acid 1%
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingEllagic Acid 0.5%
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Inulin Lauryl Carbamate
Emulsion StabilisingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Steareth-8 Methacrylate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingDimethiconol
Emollient
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantSalicylic Acid 0.3%
Masking
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Faex Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hydroxide
BufferingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMica
Cosmetic ColorantDisodium EDTA
PPG-5-Ceteth-20
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
Water, Cyclohexasiloxane, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Butylene Glycol, Polysilicone-11, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Ptfe, Methylsilanol/Silicate Crosspolymer, Hydroxyphenoxy Propionic Acid 1%, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Ellagic Acid 0.5%, Phenoxyethanol, Inulin Lauryl Carbamate, Pentylene Glycol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Steareth-8 Methacrylate Copolymer, Dimethiconol, CI 77891, Salicylic Acid 0.3%, Chlorphenesin, Faex Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Xanthan Gum, Mica, Disodium EDTA, PPG-5-Ceteth-20, Citric Acid
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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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