What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningBiosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxypropyl Guar
Emulsion StabilisingNiacinamide
Smoothing
Hydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Gluconobacter/Honey Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningSaccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Glycine Soja Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Silanediol Salicylate
EmollientGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate
Skin Conditioning
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract
Skin ConditioningArbutin
Antioxidant
Acetyl Tyrosine
Skin ConditioningSaxifraga Sarmentosa Extract
Skin ConditioningPaeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract
Skin ProtectingAminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Glutathione
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Linolenic Acid
Cleansing
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolyvinyl Alcohol
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Palmitoyl Sh-Tripeptide-5 Norisoleucyl Sh-Nonapeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Ethylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Trideceth-6
EmulsifyingPolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Water, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Niacinamide, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Glycerin, Gluconobacter/Honey Ferment Filtrate, Saccharide Isomerate, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Butylene Glycol, Silanediol Salicylate, Gluconolactone, Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract, Arbutin, Acetyl Tyrosine, Saxifraga Sarmentosa Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Glutathione, Allantoin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Linolenic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Glycolic Acid, Lactic Acid, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Palmitoyl Sh-Tripeptide-5 Norisoleucyl Sh-Nonapeptide-1, Sodium Polyacrylate, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Trideceth-6, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
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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!
Learn more about Water
