What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingGlycerin
HumectantIsododecane
EmollientCetearyl Olivate
Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCyclodextrin
AbsorbentCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientSorbitan Olivate
EmulsifyingTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantSqualane
EmollientHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeHydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantTetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
AntioxidantRubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningDaucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil
EmollientRetinal
Skin ConditioningAlumina
AbrasiveIsostearic Acid
CleansingLecithin
EmollientSodium Polyaspartate
HumectantPolyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
EmulsifyingLonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningLonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
PerfumingPolyhydroxystearic Acid
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningStearic Acid
CleansingPolysorbate 60
EmulsifyingSorbitan Isostearate
EmulsifyingBHT
AntioxidantVanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningDipteryx Odorata Bean Extract
MaskingCoumarin
PerfumingCI 14700
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Isododecane, Cetearyl Olivate, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Cyclodextrin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Olivate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Squalane, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Hydroxyacetophenone, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil, Pentylene Glycol, Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil, Retinal, Alumina, Isostearic Acid, Lecithin, Sodium Polyaspartate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Stearic Acid, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, BHT, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Dipteryx Odorata Bean Extract, Coumarin, CI 14700, CI 77891
Glycerin
HumectantIsononyl Isononanoate
EmollientCyclopentasiloxane
EmollientPropylene Glycol Dicaprate
EmollientDipropylene Glycol
HumectantPalmitamide DEA
Glyceryl Stearate
EmollientMacrogol Stearate Type I
Cetyl Palmitate
EmollientCetearyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingChlorphenesin
AntimicrobialC30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
EmollientRetinyl Palmitate
Skin ConditioningPolysorbate 60
EmulsifyingPropylene Glycol
HumectantParfum
MaskingPentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
AntioxidantSorbitan Stearate
EmulsifyingCarnosine
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
AntioxidantLaminaria Digitata Extract
Skin ProtectingGlycerin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Propylene Glycol Dicaprate, Dipropylene Glycol, Palmitamide DEA, Glyceryl Stearate, Macrogol Stearate Type I, Cetyl Palmitate, Cetearyl Glucoside, Chlorphenesin, C30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Retinyl Palmitate, Polysorbate 60, Propylene Glycol, Parfum, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Sorbitan Stearate, Carnosine, Tocopherol, Laminaria Digitata Extract
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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 GlycerinPolysorbate 60 is used to help stabilize products. It is a surfactant and emulsifier. These properties help keep ingredients together in a product. Surfactants help reduce surface tension between ingredients with different states, such as liquids and solids. Emulsifiers help prevent oils and waters from separating.
Polysorbate 60 is sorbitol-based and created from the ethoxylation of sorbitan. Ethoxylation is a chemical reaction used to add ethylene oxide. Sorbitan is a the dehydrated version of sorbitol, a sugar found in fruits.
In this case, the 60 comes from reacting 60 units of ethylene oxide with sorbitan.
Polysorbates are commonly used in medicine and foods.
Learn more about Polysorbate 60