What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingMyristyl Myristate
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Capryloyl Glycine
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Glycerin, Squalane, Dimethicone, Zea Mays Starch, Niacinamide, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Myristyl Myristate, Stearic Acid, Ceramide NP, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Sodium Hydroxide, Myristic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Capryloyl Glycine, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum
Water
Skin ConditioningOleyl Erucate
Emollient
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
C9-12 Alkane
SolventCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Prunus Domestica Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Silica
Abrasive
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Xylitol
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSaccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Polyglycerin-3
Humectant
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingWater, Oleyl Erucate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Glycerin, Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Behenyl Alcohol, C9-12 Alkane, Cetearyl Alcohol, Xylitylglucoside, Prunus Domestica Seed Oil, Silica, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Anhydroxylitol, Benzyl Alcohol, Cellulose Gum, Glyceryl Stearate, Jojoba Esters, Xylitol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Xanthan Gum, Saccharide Isomerate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Polyglycerin-3, Glycine Soja Oil, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate
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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!
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
