What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Citric Acid
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Diglycerin
Humectant
Citrus Glauca Fruit Extract
HumectantMicrocitrus Australasica Fruit Extract
Microcitrus Australis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Carrageenan
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Phytate
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Phenylpropanol
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Polyacrylate, Citric Acid, Glycerin, Diglycerin, Citrus Glauca Fruit Extract, Microcitrus Australasica Fruit Extract, Microcitrus Australis Fruit Extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, Carrageenan, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Phytate, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenylpropanol, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningEthylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialDiethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
UV Filter
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Triazone
UV Absorber
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol
UV Filter
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Dimethicone
Emollient
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
Perfuming
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Mandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Polysilicone-11
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Lactate
Buffering
BHA
Antioxidant
Salvia Officinalis Extract
Antimicrobial
Glucose
Humectant
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Cyclohexasiloxane, Cetyl Alcohol, PEG-100 Stearate, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Cetearyl Glucoside, Dimethicone, Inulin, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Parfum, Propylene Glycol, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Allantoin, Mandelic Acid, Polysilicone-11, Decyl Glucoside, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Ammonium Lactate, BHA, Salvia Officinalis Extract, Glucose, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
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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.
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 GlycerinSodium Polyacrylate is the sodium salt of polyacrylic acid. It is used as an absorber, emollient, and stabilizer.
This ingredient is a super-absorbent polymer - meaning it can absorb 100 to 1000 times its mass in water. As an emollient, Sodium Polyacrylate helps soften and soothe skin. Emollients work by creating a barrier to trap moisture in. This helps keep your skin hydrated.
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
