What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Salicylic Acid 2%
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
C13-15 Alkane
SolventVitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingNigella Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Cucurbita Pepo Seed Oil
Emollient
Corylus Avellana Seed Oil
Emollient
Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil
Antimicrobial
Sodium Chloride
MaskingGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium PCA
Humectant
Mandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Laminaria Hyperborea Extract
Skin ProtectingZinc PCA
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingMagnesium Aspartate
Skin ConditioningZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Crambe Maritima Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningEugenia Caryophyllus Bud Extract
Perfuming
Fucus Vesiculosus Extract
Emollient
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Salicornia Herbacea Extract
Skin ConditioningCopper Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Undaria Pinnatifida Extract
Skin ConditioningZingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Sodium Carbonate
BufferingSalicylic Acid 2%, Water, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, C13-15 Alkane, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Niacinamide, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Nigella Sativa Seed Oil, Bakuchiol, Cucurbita Pepo Seed Oil, Corylus Avellana Seed Oil, Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil, Sodium Chloride, Gluconolactone, Magnesium PCA, Mandelic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Bisabolol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Laminaria Hyperborea Extract, Zinc PCA, Sodium Hydroxide, Magnesium Aspartate, Zinc Gluconate, Crambe Maritima Leaf Extract, Eugenia Caryophyllus Bud Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Calcium Gluconate, Phenoxyethanol, Salicornia Herbacea Extract, Copper Gluconate, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Sodium Carbonate
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
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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