What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Isododecane
EmollientSynthetic Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Water
Skin ConditioningCopernicia Cerifera Cera
Emollient
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingTrimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Euphorbia Cerifera Cera
Astringent
Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate
EmollientVp/Eicosene Copolymer
Propylene Carbonate
SolventAdansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax
Skin Conditioning
Rhus Verniciflua Peel Wax
Mangifera Indica Seed Butter
Skin Conditioning
Zingiber Officinale Water
MaskingCocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Plumeria Alba Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningPlumeria Rubra Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Gardenia Taitensis Flower
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Skin ConditioningC18-36 Acid Triglyceride
EmollientTocopherol
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
CI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantIsododecane, Synthetic Beeswax, Water, Copernicia Cerifera Cera, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Euphorbia Cerifera Cera, Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Vp/Eicosene Copolymer, Propylene Carbonate, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax, Rhus Verniciflua Peel Wax, Mangifera Indica Seed Butter, Zingiber Officinale Water, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Plumeria Alba Flower Extract, Plumeria Rubra Flower Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Gardenia Taitensis Flower, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, C18-36 Acid Triglyceride, Tocopherol, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Benzyl Alcohol, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Potassium Sorbate, CI 77499
Water
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
PPG-17/Ipdi/Dmpa Copolymer
Copernicia Cerifera Cera
Emollient
Oryza Sativa Bran Wax
Skin Conditioning
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingVp/Hexadecene Copolymer
Sorbitol
Humectant
Aminomethyl Propanol
BufferingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Bis-PEG/PPG-16/16 PEG/PPG-16/16 Dimethicone
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Mangifera Indica Seed Oil
Emollient
Isopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract
HumectantPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Preservative
CI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Sorbitan Olivate, PPG-17/Ipdi/Dmpa Copolymer, Copernicia Cerifera Cera, Oryza Sativa Bran Wax, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer, Sorbitol, Aminomethyl Propanol, Tocopherol, Bis-PEG/PPG-16/16 PEG/PPG-16/16 Dimethicone, Dimethicone, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Mangifera Indica Seed Oil, Isopropyl Myristate, Panthenol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, CI 77499
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Ci 77499 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It is created from mixing red and black iron oxides. This helps give shades of darkness to a product.
Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.
This ingredient comes from a palm tree native to Brazil. This ingredient is used to thicken texture and leaves behind a film when applied.
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 GlycerinTocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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
