What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion Stabilising
Potassium Chloride
CI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantDicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientPEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Sulfate
Cyclomethicone
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Cyclotetrasiloxane
Emollient
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Cholesterol
Emollient
DMDM Hydantoin
Preservative
CI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantSucrose Distearate
Emollient
Alumina
Abrasive
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Preservative
Butylphenyl Methylpropional
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Benzyl Acetate
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Amyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Potassium Chloride, CI 77492, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Magnesium Sulfate, Cyclomethicone, Parfum, CI 77491, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Cyclotetrasiloxane, Bisabolol, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Cholesterol, DMDM Hydantoin, CI 77499, Sucrose Distearate, Alumina, Allantoin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Dimethicone, Disodium EDTA, Butylene Glycol, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Benzyl Acetate, Limonene, Amyl Cinnamal, Citral
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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.
Dimethicone is a type of synthetic silicone created from natural materials such as quartz. It is also known as polydimethylsiloxane.
What it does:
Dimethicone comes in different viscosities:
Depending on the viscosity, dimethicone has different properties.
Ingredients lists don't always show which type is used, so we recommend reaching out to the brand if you have questions about the viscosity.
This ingredient is unlikely to cause irritation because it does not get absorbed into skin. However, people with silicone allergies should be careful about using this ingredient.
Note: Dimethicone may contribute to pilling. This is because it is not oil or water soluble, so pilling may occur when layered with products. When mixed with heavy oils in a formula, the outcome is also quite greasy.
Learn more about DimethiconeDisteardimonium Hectorite comes from the clay mineral named hectorite. It is used to add thickness to a product.
It can also help stabilize a product by helping to disperse other ingredients.
Hectorite is a rare, white clay mineral.
Learn more about Disteardimonium HectoriteGlycerin (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
