What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion Stabilising
PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Sodium Chloride
MaskingXylitylglucoside
Humectant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Xylitol
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Soluble Collagen
Humectant
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
Absorbent
Phaseolus Radiatus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Retinol
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate
Skin Conditioning
Triethyl Citrate
Masking
Phenethyl Alcohol
Masking2,6-Dimethyl-7-Octen-2-Ol
Masking
Benzyl Acetate
Masking
Heliotropine
Masking
3-Hexenol
Masking
Gamma-Undecalactone
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Propanediol, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Xylitylglucoside, Hydroxyacetophenone, Anhydroxylitol, Caprylyl Glycol, Xylitol, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, 1,2-Hexanediol, Soluble Collagen, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Phaseolus Radiatus Seed Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Retinol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Triethyl Citrate, Phenethyl Alcohol, 2,6-Dimethyl-7-Octen-2-Ol, Benzyl Acetate, Heliotropine, 3-Hexenol, Gamma-Undecalactone
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Rosa Canina Seed Oil
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract
AstringentRubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentVaccinium Corymbosum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Salicylic Acid 2%
Masking
Melia Azadirachta Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialLeucine
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Rosa Canina Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Ascorbic Acid, Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Corymbosum Fruit Extract, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Persea Gratissima Oil, Panthenol, Tocopherol, Salicylic Acid 2%, Melia Azadirachta Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Leucine
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
