What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Glyceryl Polymethacrylate
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24
EmulsifyingNiacinamide
Smoothing
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Magnesium Sulfate
Calcium Chloride
AstringentButylphenyl Methylpropional
Perfuming
Acorus Gramineus Extract
HumectantLimonene
Perfuming
Manganese Sulfate
Skin Conditioning
Citronellol
Perfuming
Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningZinc Sulfate
Antimicrobial
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Water, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Betaine, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Panthenol, PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24, Niacinamide, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Polyacrylate, Magnesium Sulfate, Calcium Chloride, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Acorus Gramineus Extract, Limonene, Manganese Sulfate, Citronellol, Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract, Zinc Sulfate, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Glucoside
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ceteareth-20
CleansingOpuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Coffee Seed Oil PEG-8 Esters
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sus Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Lactate, Benzyl Alcohol, Salicylic Acid, Glycerin, Sorbic Acid, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Coffee Seed Oil PEG-8 Esters, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sus Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
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
