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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Propanediol
Solvent
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Water
Masking
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lithothamnion Calcareum Extract
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingParfum
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Water, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Water, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Lithothamnion Calcareum Extract, Propylene Glycol, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Parfum, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Benzoate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol
Water
Skin ConditioningDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingCoco-Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate
Surfactant
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
Acrylates Copolymer
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract
Skin Conditioning
Nasturtium Officinale Leaf Extract
Masking
Sea Water
HumectantSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Betaine
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tromethamine
BufferingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingDipropylene Glycol
HumectantBeta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Benzoate
Preservative
Fructooligosaccharides
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Water, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Coco-Betaine, Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Chloride, Glycerin, Acrylates Copolymer, Decyl Glucoside, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Nasturtium Officinale Leaf Extract, Sea Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Potassium Hyaluronate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Betaine, Allantoin, Tromethamine, Panthenol, Hexylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Beta-Glucan, Potassium Benzoate, Fructooligosaccharides, 1,2-Hexanediol, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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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