What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycereth-26
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Diethoxyethyl Succinate
SolventC12-14 Alketh-12
EmulsifyingArginine
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDiphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Eclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Chrysanthemum Zawadskii Extract
Skin ConditioningRosa Multiflora Extract
Antioxidant
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningRosa Centifolia Flower Extract
Astringent
Collagen Extract
Skin Conditioning
Pancratium Maritimum Extract
BleachingAmodimethicone
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract
AstringentFragaria Chiloensis Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentVaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Skin Protecting
Cornus Officinalis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningEuterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract
AstringentSchisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Panax Ginseng Berry Extract
Skin Conditioning
Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLimnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Glucose
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Butylene Glycol, Water, Glycereth-26, Propanediol, Niacinamide, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Isononyl Isononanoate, Glycerin, Diethoxyethyl Succinate, C12-14 Alketh-12, Arginine, Carbomer, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Adenosine, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Chrysanthemum Zawadskii Extract, Rosa Multiflora Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract, Collagen Extract, Pancratium Maritimum Extract, Amodimethicone, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract, Fragaria Chiloensis Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Cornus Officinalis Fruit Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract, Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract, Panax Ginseng Berry Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Glucose, Sodium Hyaluronate, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Potassium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
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
