What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Steartrimonium Chloride
Preservative
Dimethicone
Emollient
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Cyclomethicone
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Snail Secretion Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Polyglutamic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Menthol
Masking
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Rose Extract
Skin ConditioningArgania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
PEG-45m
HumectantDimethiconol
Emollient
Zinc Pyrithione
Antiseborrhoeic
Benzophenone-5
UV Absorber
Disodium EDTA
Benzyl Glycol
SolventEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningRaspberry Ketone
Masking
CI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantParfum
Masking
Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Steartrimonium Chloride, Dimethicone, Paraffinum Liquidum, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Cyclomethicone, Glycerin, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Betaine, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Polyglutamic Acid, Menthol, Ceramide NP, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Rose Extract, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, PEG-45m, Dimethiconol, Zinc Pyrithione, Benzophenone-5, Disodium EDTA, Benzyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Raspberry Ketone, CI 15985, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Oenothera Biennis Oil
Emollient
Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Yogurt Powder
Mel
EmollientTrichilia Emetica Seed Butter
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Yogurt Extract
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Cetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingTriethyl Citrate
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTetrasodium EDTA
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Citronellol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Water, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glycerin, Stearyl Alcohol, Parfum, Inulin, Persea Gratissima Oil, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Yogurt Powder, Mel, Trichilia Emetica Seed Butter, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Tocopherol, Yogurt Extract, Panthenol, Cetrimonium Chloride, Bisabolol, Sodium Hydroxide, Triethyl Citrate, Caprylyl Glycol, Benzoic Acid, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrasodium EDTA, Benzyl Benzoate, Citronellol, Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal
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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.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceCetearyl alcohol is a waxy mixture of two fatty alcohols: cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol. It is an emollient and emulsifier.
Despite having "alcohol" in its name, it has nothing to do with drying solvent alcohols; the FDA also allows "alcohol-free" products to contain fatty alcohols like this ingredient.
It plays several roles in a formula:
Typical use levels for this ingredient sit around 1-10% and the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has affirmed safety at concentrations up to 25% in leave-on products.
Multiple assessments have found it to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing to most people.
However, there have been some cases of allergic contact dermatitis in patients with chronically compromised skin barriers.
Cetearyl alcohol has a comedogenic rating of 2 and irritancy rating of 1. Both of these numbers come from the 1989 study that used rabbit ears; a "2" means mildly comedogenic and a "1" means low irritancy.
Here's the catch: rabbit skin is more sensitive than human skin and throws a lot of false positives. A 1996 reappraisal found that ingredients rated 1-2 in the rabbit ear tests are generally safe for humans.
Remember comedogenic ratings are unable to assess the entire formula of a product or how it will react on your skin. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure about certain ingredients.
This ingredient is not fungal acne safe. Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol with chain lengths that fall within the range that Malassezia can metabolize.
Learn more about Cetearyl AlcoholEthylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that:
The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure.
Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations.
Learn more about EthylhexylglycerinGlycerin (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 GlycerinParfum is a catch-all term for an ingredient or more that is used to give a scent to products.
Also called "fragrance", this ingredient can be a blend of hundreds of chemicals or plant oils. This means every product with "fragrance" or "parfum" in the ingredients list is a different mixture.
For instance, Habanolide is a proprietary trade name for a specific aroma chemical. When used as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetics, most aroma chemicals fall under the broad labeling category of “FRAGRANCE” or “PARFUM” according to EU and US regulations.
The term 'parfum' or 'fragrance' is not regulated in many countries. In many cases, it is up to the brand to define this term.
For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance by INCI standards.
One example is Calendula flower extract. Calendula is an essential oil that still imparts a scent or 'fragrance'.
Depending on the blend, the ingredients in the mixture can cause allergies and sensitivities on the skin. Some ingredients that are known EU allergens include linalool and citronellol.
Parfum can also be used to mask or cover an unpleasant scent.
The bottom line is: not all fragrances/parfum/ingredients are created equally. If you are worried about fragrances, we recommend taking a closer look at an ingredient. And of course, we always recommend speaking with a professional.
Learn more about ParfumWater. 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
