What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningZinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Lecithin
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Skin Conditioning
Iron Oxides
Galactoarabinan
Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Copernicia Cerifera Wax
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingSodium Chloride
MaskingOleic Acid
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Tropolone
Skin ConditioningWater, Zinc Oxide, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Sorbitan Olivate, Glycerin, Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Iron Oxides, Galactoarabinan, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Cetyl Phosphate, Sodium Chloride, Oleic Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Tropolone
Water
Skin ConditioningOctocrylene
UV Absorber
Glycerin
Humectant
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialMethylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol
UV Filter
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Diisopropyl Adipate
EmollientDicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Isononanoate
Emollient
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingPolyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Disodium EDTA
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Silica
Abrasive
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Glucoside
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Octocrylene, Glycerin, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Titanium Dioxide, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Diisopropyl Adipate, Dicaprylyl Ether, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Lauryl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Dimethicone, Cyclohexasiloxane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Decyl Glucoside, Disodium EDTA, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Propylene Glycol, Silica, Sorbic Acid, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum
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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.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinPolyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate isn't fungal acne safe.
Water. 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
