What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Bifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Brassica Oleracea Capitata Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Cynara Scolymus Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningOriganum Vulgare Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPelargonium Graveolens Extract
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Betaine Salicylate
Antimicrobial
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingHypericum Perforatum Extract
AntimicrobialSalvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
CleansingAlthaea Officinalis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
Cleansing
Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningHibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningAnthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Hyacinthus Orientalis Extract
Skin ConditioningBrassica Oleracea Italica Extract
AstringentPolyglyceryl-10 Myristate
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine
Emulsifying
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSucrose Stearate
EmollientCitric Acid
Buffering
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Borago Officinalis Extract
Emollient
Salvia Sclarea Extract
AntiseborrhoeicCentaurea Cyanus Flower Extract
Astringent
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Water, Centella Asiatica Extract, Butylene Glycol, Glycereth-26, Glycerin, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Asiatic Acid, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, Madecassoside, Brassica Oleracea Capitata Leaf Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Cynara Scolymus Leaf Extract, Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract, Pelargonium Graveolens Extract, Allantoin, Betaine Salicylate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Hypericum Perforatum Extract, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Gluconolactone, Hyacinthus Orientalis Extract, Brassica Oleracea Italica Extract, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sucrose Stearate, Citric Acid, Hydroxyacetophenone, Borago Officinalis Extract, Salvia Sclarea Extract, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Disodium EDTA
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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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