What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Glycol Stearate
Emollient
Triethanolamine
BufferingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
BHT
Antioxidant
Stearamide Amp
Astrocaryum Vulgare Kernel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Glycine Soja Oil, Glycol Stearate, Triethanolamine, Glyceryl Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Parfum, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Stearamide Amp, Astrocaryum Vulgare Kernel Oil, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Benzyl Alcohol, Hexyl Cinnamal
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycolic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Vaccinium Macrocarpon Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil
Perfuming
Limonene 0.226%
Perfuming
Linalool 0.075%
Perfuming
Citral 0.008%
Perfuming
Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate
Emulsion Stabilising
Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingOlive Glycerides
Emulsifying
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycolic Acid, Sodium Lactate, Glycerin, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Vaccinium Macrocarpon Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil, Limonene 0.226%, Linalool 0.075%, Citral 0.008%, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Olive Glycerides, Ceramide NP
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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.
Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Its main roles are:
Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe. It is a primary fatty alcohol with a chain length above 12 carbons. A study from 2019 show Malassezia can feed on fatty alcohols in this range, so it may trigger fungal acne in those prone to it.
Learn more about Cetyl AlcoholGlycerin (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 GlycerinStearic Acid is a fatty acid that is already found in your skin. It's one of the free fatty acids that works alongside ceramides and cholesterols to maintain your barrier.
In cosmetics, it is a multitasker:
Safety-wise, the CIR Expert Panel has concluded it to be safe in cosmetics when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing.
Free stearic acid is a C18 fatty acid that the Malassezia yeast can substrate, so this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Stearic AcidWater. 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
