What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Maris Aqua
HumectantGlycine Soja Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycine Soja Extract
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Sodium Citrate
BufferingSilica
Abrasive
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Sodium Polyacrylate Starch
AbsorbentSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Aphanothece Sacrum Polysaccharide
AbsorbentWater, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, Trehalose, Phenoxyethanol, Glycerin, Glyceryl Glucoside, Maris Aqua, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Glycine Soja Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Saccharide Isomerate, Sodium Citrate, Silica, Oryza Sativa Extract, Sodium Polyacrylate Starch, Sodium Hyaluronate, Disodium EDTA, Aphanothece Sacrum Polysaccharide
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Passiflora Incarnata Seed Oil
Skin Protecting
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Arnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Medica Vulgaris Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Oenothera Biennis Oil
Emollient
Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Skin Protecting
Prunus Domestica Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCitrus Medica Peel Oil
Jasminum Officinale Oil
Masking
Orchis Mascula Extract
Skin ConditioningTetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
Masking
Santalum Album Oil
Masking
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Benzyl Cinnamate
Perfuming
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Coumarin
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Carbomer, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Hydroxide, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Persea Gratissima Oil, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Passiflora Incarnata Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Citrus Medica Vulgaris Fruit Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Prunus Domestica Seed Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citrus Medica Peel Oil, Jasminum Officinale Oil, Orchis Mascula Extract, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Santalum Album Oil, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Cinnamate, Benzyl Salicylate, Linalool, Limonene, Coumarin
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 GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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
