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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Dimethicone
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Ceteareth-20
CleansingCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glucosamine
Silver
Cosmetic ColorantLactic Acid
Buffering
PEG-100 Stearate
Triethanolamine 1%
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningChitosan
Limonene
Perfuming
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Tangerina Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil
Perfuming
Citrus Grandis Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Citral
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Silver Chloride
Preservative
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteareth-20, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glucosamine, Silver, Lactic Acid, PEG-100 Stearate, Triethanolamine 1%, Phenoxyethanol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Ethylhexylglycerin, Chitosan, Limonene, Allantoin, Citrus Tangerina Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Citral, Linalool, Silver Chloride, Citronellol, Geraniol
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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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