What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningMel Extract
MoisturisingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Arctium Lappa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Polyquaternium-39
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Maltose
MaskingFructose
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTriethanolamine
BufferingImidazolidinyl Urea
Preservative
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantSodium Chloride
MaskingWater
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Polyacrylamide
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
C13-14 Isoparaffin
Emollient
Laureth-7
EmulsifyingSaccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Bacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Pearl
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingPhytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLactic Acid
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Polyacrylamide, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Butylene Glycol, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Laureth-7, Saccharide Isomerate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Squalane, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Panthenol, Oryza Sativa, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Bacillus Ferment, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydrolyzed Pearl, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Lactic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Carbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Learn more about CarbomerGlycerin (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
