What's inside
What's inside
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Methacrylic Acid
Methacrylic Acid/Sodium Acrylamidomethyl Propane Sulfonate Copolymer
Silk Amino Acids
HumectantHypnea Musciformis Extract
Skin ProtectingGelidiella Acerosa Extract
Skin ProtectingSargassum Filipendula Extract
Skin ProtectingArnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Urtica Dioica Extract
AstringentAnthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Spirulina Maxima Extract
SmoothingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Honey
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingPolyquaternium-4
Polyquaternium-10
Cetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Tetrasodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Methacrylic Acid, Methacrylic Acid/Sodium Acrylamidomethyl Propane Sulfonate Copolymer, Silk Amino Acids, Hypnea Musciformis Extract, Gelidiella Acerosa Extract, Sargassum Filipendula Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Urtica Dioica Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Spirulina Maxima Extract, Panthenol, Sorbitol, Glycerin, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Honey, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Polyquaternium-4, Polyquaternium-10, Cetrimonium Chloride, Tetrasodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningSucrose
Humectant
Pullulan
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingGalactoarabinan
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningPhospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil
Perfuming
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Caryocar Brasiliense Fruit Oil
Skin Conditioning
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Sucrose, Pullulan, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Galactoarabinan, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Levulinate, Citric Acid, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract, Sodium Gluconate, Phospholipids, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Glycine Soja Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Caryocar Brasiliense Fruit Oil, Linalool
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
