What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
Lentinus Edodes Extract
Skin ConditioningTremella Fuciformis Extract
Humectant
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Copper PCA
HumectantCI 73015
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantCI 47005
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Panthenol, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Stearic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Parfum, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Lentinus Edodes Extract, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Dehydroacetic Acid, Zinc PCA, Copper PCA, CI 73015, CI 42090, CI 47005
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingBetaine
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Tromethamine
BufferingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Saccharomyces Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Honey
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Ethyl Linalool
Masking
Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
Masking
Methyldihydrojasmonate
MaskingDisodium EDTA
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientCI 61565
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Propanediol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Sclerotium Gum, Betaine, Hyaluronic Acid, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Tromethamine, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Saccharomyces Ferment, Lactobacillus Ferment, Honey, Caprylyl Glycol, Benzyl Salicylate, Citral, Ethyl Linalool, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Methyldihydrojasmonate, Disodium EDTA, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, CI 61565
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
