What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningIsopropyl Myristate
EmollientStearic Acid
CleansingGlycerin
HumectantDimethicone
EmollientPropylene Glycol
HumectantCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientCetyl Alcohol
EmollientZea Mays Oil
EmulsifyingCeteareth-20
CleansingChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
MaskingRetinyl Palmitate
Skin ConditioningTriethanolamine
BufferingParfum
MaskingPropylparaben
PreservativeSodium Benzoate
MaskingMethylparaben
PreservativeGlyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantPvm/Ma Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingDiazolidinyl Urea
PreservativeBenzyl Salicylate
PerfumingBenzyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialLinalool
PerfumingWater, Isopropyl Myristate, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Propylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Zea Mays Oil, Ceteareth-20, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Retinyl Palmitate, Triethanolamine, Parfum, Propylparaben, Sodium Benzoate, Methylparaben, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Pvm/Ma Copolymer, Diazolidinyl Urea, Benzyl Salicylate, Benzyl Benzoate, Linalool
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin ConditioningDicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientStearyl Alcohol
EmollientLinum Usitatissimum Seed Oil
PerfumingCetyl Alcohol
EmollientEthylhexyl Palmitate
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientMalus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningTheobroma Cacao Seed Butter
EmollientAllantoin
Skin ConditioningResveratrol
AntioxidantUbiquinone
AntioxidantHydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantLycium Barbarum Fruit Extract
AstringentFagus Sylvatica Bud Extract
TonicTocopherol
AntioxidantMagnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
AntioxidantBorago Officinalis Seed Oil
EmollientPersea Gratissima Oil
Skin ConditioningRosa Canina Fruit Oil
EmollientOenothera Biennis Oil
EmollientSqualane
EmollientCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialAspalathus Linearis Extract
Skin ConditioningHibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningRiboflavin
Cosmetic ColorantPhenethyl Alcohol
MaskingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningEthyl Vanillate
PerfumingSymphytum Officinale Callus Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Stearyl Alcohol, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Allantoin, Resveratrol, Ubiquinone, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Fagus Sylvatica Bud Extract, Tocopherol, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Squalane, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Aspalathus Linearis Extract, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Riboflavin, Phenethyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ethyl Vanillate, Symphytum Officinale Callus Culture Extract
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Its main roles are:
Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Learn more about Cetyl AlcoholWater. 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. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water