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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantButylene Glycol
HumectantCyclohexasiloxane
EmollientPentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
EmollientButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate Se
EmulsifyingPEG-4 Stearate
EmulsifyingCetyl Alcohol
EmollientDimethicone
EmollientStearic Acid
CleansingPalmitic Acid
EmollientTocopherol
AntioxidantLecithin
EmollientSodium Chloride
MaskingHydroxypalmitoyl Sphinganine
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantPaeonia Suffruticosa Extract
Skin ConditioningEugenol
PerfumingEthylparaben
PreservativeTriethanolamine
BufferingCrithmum Maritimum Extract
Skin ConditioningCellulose Acetate Butyrate
Polyphosphorylcholine Glycol Acrylate
Polycaprolactone
StabilisingPolyvinyl Alcohol
Poloxamer 188
EmulsifyingDimethiconol
EmollientAmmonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingLimonene
PerfumingBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientAlpha-Isomethyl Ionone
PerfumingSorbitan Tristearate
EmulsifyingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingMoringa Oleifera Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Rosa Gallica Flower Extract
AstringentMethylparaben
PreservativeOctyldodecanol
EmollientButylphenyl Methylpropional
PerfumingGlycine Soja Oil
EmollientParfum
MaskingWater, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Cyclohexasiloxane, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Glyceryl Stearate Se, PEG-4 Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Tocopherol, Lecithin, Sodium Chloride, Hydroxypalmitoyl Sphinganine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Paeonia Suffruticosa Extract, Eugenol, Ethylparaben, Triethanolamine, Crithmum Maritimum Extract, Cellulose Acetate Butyrate, Polyphosphorylcholine Glycol Acrylate, Polycaprolactone, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Poloxamer 188, Dimethiconol, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Limonene, Benzyl Alcohol, 2-Oleamido-1,3-Octadecanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Sorbitan Tristearate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract, Ceramide NP, Disodium EDTA, Rosa Gallica Flower Extract, Methylparaben, Octyldodecanol, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Glycine Soja Oil, Parfum
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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.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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