What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningParaffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Avena Sativa Kernel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Aspartate
Skin ConditioningZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Copper Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Water, Paraffinum Liquidum, Glycerin, Carbomer, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Phenoxyethanol, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides, Sodium Hydroxide, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Disodium EDTA, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, Magnesium Aspartate, Zinc Gluconate, Copper Gluconate
Colloidal Oatmeal 2%
Absorbent
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Petrolatum
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingJojoba Esters
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Isohexadecane
EmollientPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
Skin Conditioning
Methylparaben
Preservative
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
C10-30 Cholesterol/Lanosterol Esters
Emulsifying
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
EDTA
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingTribehenin
Emollient
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
PEG-10 Phytosterol
EmulsifyingZingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12
Skin Conditioning
Colloidal Oatmeal 2%, Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Petrolatum, Dimethicone, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Jojoba Esters, Cetyl Alcohol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract, Glyceryl Stearate, Isohexadecane, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Methylparaben, Polysorbate 60, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Panthenol, C10-30 Cholesterol/Lanosterol Esters, Bisabolol, EDTA, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Potassium Hydroxide, Tribehenin, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Ceramide Ns, PEG-10 Phytosterol, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12
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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.
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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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
