What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Isododecane
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane
EmollientPEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingRosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Illicium Verum Fruit/Seed Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Myristica Fragrans Kernel Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil
Masking
Hibiscus Abelmoschus Extract
MaskingGeraniol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Commiphora Mukul Resin Extract
Skin ConditioningPeucedanum Graveolens Extract
TonicBambusa Vulgaris Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sucrose
Humectant
Rubus Idaeus Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract
Skin ConditioningPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPisum Sativum Extract
Skin ConditioningAlgae Extract
EmollientHordeum Vulgare Extract
EmollientAnogeissus Leiocarpus Bark Extract
Skin ProtectingPorphyridium Cruentum Extract
Skin ConditioningSigesbeckia Orientalis Extract
Skin ConditioningCaffeine
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Laminaria Digitata Extract
Skin Protecting
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Pullulan
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Glucosamine Hcl
Squalane
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingPolysilicone-11
Propylene Carbonate
SolventPolyethylene
Abrasive
PEG-6
HumectantPEG-32
HumectantCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingSodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
BHT
Antioxidant
Essential Oil Blend
Water, Dimethicone, Isododecane, Glycerin, Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Illicium Verum Fruit/Seed Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Myristica Fragrans Kernel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil, Hibiscus Abelmoschus Extract, Geraniol, Linalool, Citronellol, Limonene, Citral, Commiphora Mukul Resin Extract, Peucedanum Graveolens Extract, Bambusa Vulgaris Extract, Sucrose, Rubus Idaeus Leaf Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract, Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Seed Extract, Pisum Sativum Extract, Algae Extract, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Anogeissus Leiocarpus Bark Extract, Porphyridium Cruentum Extract, Sigesbeckia Orientalis Extract, Caffeine, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Sorbitol, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pullulan, Tocopheryl Acetate, Glucosamine Hcl, Squalane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Polysilicone-11, Propylene Carbonate, Polyethylene, PEG-6, PEG-32, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Essential Oil Blend
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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!
Learn more about Water
