What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningTetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Sorbitan Palmitate
Emulsifying
Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningLecithin
Emollient
Imperata Cylindrica Root Extract
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Yeast Polysaccharides
Skin ConditioningPPG-12/Smdi Copolymer
EmollientCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Retinol
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Beta Vulgaris Root Extract
Skin ConditioningHaberlea Rhodopensis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningYeast Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Crithmum Maritimum Callus Culture Filtrate
Skin ProtectingLeontopodium Alpinum Meristem Cell Culture
Skin ConditioningRhododendron Ferrugineum Leaf Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningIsomalt
HumectantLactic Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Olea Europaea Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Water, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Cetyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Palmitate, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Lecithin, Imperata Cylindrica Root Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Yeast Polysaccharides, PPG-12/Smdi Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Retinol, Polysorbate 20, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Beta Vulgaris Root Extract, Haberlea Rhodopensis Leaf Extract, Yeast Extract, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Crithmum Maritimum Callus Culture Filtrate, Leontopodium Alpinum Meristem Cell Culture, Rhododendron Ferrugineum Leaf Cell Culture Extract, Isomalt, Lactic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Ubiquinone, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
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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
