What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
C9-12 Alkane
SolventTapioca Starch
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Silica
Abrasive
Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer
Triacontanyl Pvp
HumectantHelianthus Annuus Seed Wax
Skin Conditioning
Tribehenin
Emollient
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingZea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Shorea Robusta Resin
TonicRhus Verniciflua Peel Wax
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Agave Tequilana Leaf Extract
AstringentCannabis Sativa Seed Extract
EmollientTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
C10-18 Triglycerides
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Triolein
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Dioleate
Emollient
Maltose
MaskingWater
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
C9-12 Alkane, Tapioca Starch, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Octyldodecanol, Silica, Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer, Triacontanyl Pvp, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax, Tribehenin, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Zea Mays Starch, Shorea Robusta Resin, Rhus Verniciflua Peel Wax, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Agave Tequilana Leaf Extract, Cannabis Sativa Seed Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, C10-18 Triglycerides, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Triolein, Glyceryl Dioleate, Maltose, Water, Panthenol, Citric Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Benzoate, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol
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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!
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