What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearalkonium Chloride
Preservative
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Delta-Decalactone
Masking
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningYucca Schidigera Root Extract
Skin ConditioningEquisetum Arvense Leaf Extract
AstringentUrtica Dioica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelissa Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Silk
Humectant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Diethyl Phthalate
Masking
Citrus Grandis Seed Extract
Astringent
Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCitric Acid
Buffering
Water, Camellia Sinensis Extract, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearalkonium Chloride, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Glycerin, Delta-Decalactone, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract, Yucca Schidigera Root Extract, Equisetum Arvense Leaf Extract, Urtica Dioica Leaf Extract, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Silk, Potassium Sorbate, Diethyl Phthalate, Citrus Grandis Seed Extract, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum, Citric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Parfum
Masking
Honey
Humectant
Yogurt Powder
Ficus Carica Fruit/Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningInulin
Skin Conditioning
Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Trichilia Emetica Seed Butter
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol
Skin ConditioningBisabolol
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Yogurt Extract
Skin ConditioningTriethyl Citrate
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetrimonium Chloride, Parfum, Honey, Yogurt Powder, Ficus Carica Fruit/Leaf Extract, Inulin, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Trichilia Emetica Seed Butter, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol, Bisabolol, Tocopherol, Glycine Soja Oil, Yogurt Extract, Triethyl Citrate, Caprylyl Glycol, Benzoic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide
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 AlcoholGlycerin (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
