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 ConditioningCoco-Caprylate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-2 Stearate
Emulsifying
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Phytic Acid
Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ganoderma Lucidum Extract
Skin Protecting
Withania Somnifera Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialOryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Tocotrienols
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin Conditioning
Geraniol
Perfuming
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingRosa Centifolia Flower Extract
Astringent
Fructose
Humectant
Fusanus Spicatus Wood Oil
Masking
Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
Perfuming
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningFarnesol
Perfuming
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Coco-Caprylate, Glycerin, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Lactobacillus, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Citric Acid, Sclerotium Gum, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Phytic Acid, Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract, Glyceryl Caprylate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ganoderma Lucidum Extract, Withania Somnifera Root Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Tocopherol, Tocotrienols, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Geraniol, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Phenethyl Alcohol, Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract, Fructose, Fusanus Spicatus Wood Oil, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Farnesol, Potassium Sorbate
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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 Water
