What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
No key ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Pentanedione
Perfuming
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Glycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Myristoyl Glutamate
CleansingLauroyl Methyl Glucamide
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantSucrose Laurate
Emollient
Sucrose Dilaurate
Emollient
Sucrose Trilaurate
Emulsifying
Sorbitol
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Mannitol
Humectant
Myroxylon Balsamum Balsam Extract
Perfuming
Bacillus Ferment Filtrate Extract
Skin ProtectingPectin
Emulsion StabilisingColeus Forskohlii Root Extract
EmollientCommiphora Myrrha Resin Extract
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Glycerin, Pentanedione, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Glycosyl Trehalose, Sodium Myristoyl Glutamate, Lauroyl Methyl Glucamide, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Sucrose Laurate, Sucrose Dilaurate, Sucrose Trilaurate, Sorbitol, Trehalose, Inulin, Proline, Mannitol, Myroxylon Balsamum Balsam Extract, Bacillus Ferment Filtrate Extract, Pectin, Coleus Forskohlii Root Extract, Commiphora Myrrha Resin Extract, Xanthan Gum
Squalane
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Sucrose Stearate
EmollientEthyl Macadamiate
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sucrose Laurate
Emollient
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantSucrose Dilaurate
Emollient
Sucrose Trilaurate
Emulsifying
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingIsoceteth-20
EmulsifyingSodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone
Skin ConditioningTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Malic Acid
Buffering
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Squalane, Water, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Glycerin, Sucrose Stearate, Ethyl Macadamiate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sucrose Laurate, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Sucrose Dilaurate, Sucrose Trilaurate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Isoceteth-20, Sodium Polyacrylate, Tocopherol, Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Malic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Chlorphenesin
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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 GlycerinHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate is a made up of a mixture of sugar alcohols (like sorbitol) and is created by hydrogenating corn, wheat, or potato starch.
It acts as a humectant and draws water to the skin to keep it hydrated. Generally, this is a well-tolerated and non-irritating ingredient.
Sucrose Dilaurate isn't fungal acne safe.
Sucrose Laurate isn't fungal acne safe.
Sucrose Trilaurate isn't fungal acne safe.
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!
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