What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer
SolventDiglycerin
Humectant
Methyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Dimethicone
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Undecane
EmollientAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingCaprylyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Tridecane
Perfuming
Saccharide Hydrolysate
HumectantFructooligosaccharides
Humectant
Silica Dimethyl Silylate
EmollientMica
Cosmetic ColorantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingC30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emollient
Pullulan
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantEclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Lauryl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCI 75470
Cosmetic ColorantDiamond Powder
Abrasive
Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract
Skin ProtectingMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningMoringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningKappaphycus Alvarezii Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract
EmollientSolanum Melongena Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Phosphatidylcholine
EmulsifyingCorallina Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCurcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Glycine
Buffering
Serine
Masking
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Lysine
Skin ConditioningAlanine
Masking
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Water, Glycerin, PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer, Diglycerin, Methyl Gluceth-20, Propanediol, Dimethicone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Betaine, Undecane, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Caprylyl Methicone, Tridecane, Saccharide Hydrolysate, Fructooligosaccharides, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Mica, Xanthan Gum, C30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Pullulan, CI 77891, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Lauryl Dimethicone, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, CI 75470, Diamond Powder, Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Butylene Glycol, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract, Tocopherol, Tin Oxide, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Phosphatidylcholine, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Ceramide NP, Glycine, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Lysine, Alanine, Proline, Threonine
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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 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!
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