What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Bifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Polyacrylate Starch
Absorbent1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Disodium EDTA
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Citric Acid
Buffering
Mirabilis Jalapa Extract
Skin ConditioningDextran
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-8
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Isopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Ceteareth-33
CleansingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
PEG-100 Stearate
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
PEG-20 Stearate
Emulsifying
Olive Oil PEG-7 Esters
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Isopropyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteareth-33, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-100 Stearate, Propylene Glycol, Titanium Dioxide, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Parfum, PEG-20 Stearate, Olive Oil PEG-7 Esters, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate
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
