What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Ethylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientAvena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Retinal
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Ethylhexyl Cocoate
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningLecithin
Emollient
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Isohexadecane
EmollientWater
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Polyacrylate-13
Polysorbate 85
Emulsifying
Soluble Collagen
Humectant
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPolyisobutene
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Acetyl Hexapeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Glycerin, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Butylene Glycol, Squalane, Polyacrylate-13, Polysorbate 85, Soluble Collagen, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Sodium PCA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Polyisobutene, 1,2-Hexanediol, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polysorbate 20, Acetyl Hexapeptide-1, Sodium Hydroxide
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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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