What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Ethylene Brassylate
MaskingCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
BHT
Antioxidant
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Disodium EDTA
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Propylheptyl Caprylate
EmollientSorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Olivate
Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone
Skin ConditioningBisabolol
Antioxidant
4-T-Butylcyclohexanol
Masking
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Olivate
Skin Conditioning
Lecithin
Emollient
Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
Water
Skin ConditioningEthylene Brassylate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Tocopheryl Acetate, BHT, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Disodium EDTA, Glycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetearyl Olivate, Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone, Bisabolol, 4-T-Butylcyclohexanol, Pentylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Olivate, Lecithin, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Water
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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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