What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Bacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Barosma Betulina Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pyrus Malus Juice
Skin ConditioningPrunus Persica Juice
MoisturisingTriticum Vulgare Seed Extract
BufferingHordeum Vulgare Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPanax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientGlyceryl Undecylenate
Emollient
Lactococcus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Levulinic Acid
Perfuming
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGlycerin
Humectant
Aphanothece Sacrum Exopolysaccharides
AbsorbentHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Tetrasodium EDTA
Triethanolamine
BufferingWater, Panthenol, Propanediol, Bacillus Ferment, Barosma Betulina Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Pyrus Malus Juice, Prunus Persica Juice, Triticum Vulgare Seed Extract, Hordeum Vulgare Seed Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Pentylene Glycol, Levulinic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Glycerin, Aphanothece Sacrum Exopolysaccharides, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Triethanolamine
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Cynanchum Atratum Extract
Skin ConditioningHypochlorous Acid
Antiseborrhoeic
Sparassis Crispa Extract
Emulsion StabilisingLimnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Skin ConditioningScutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialLauryl Glucoside
CleansingCitric Acid
Buffering
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Saccharide Isomerate, Cynanchum Atratum Extract, Hypochlorous Acid, Sparassis Crispa Extract, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Centella Asiatica Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Lauryl Glucoside, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin
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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