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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingGuar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningCoco-Glucoside
CleansingSodium Lauroyl Glutamate
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
CleansingPanthenol
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
HumectantSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantCyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningNelumbo Nucifera Root Water
TonicBeta-Glucan
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropylamine Oxide
CleansingHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
BufferingSodium Benzoate
MaskingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeWater, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Coco-Glucoside, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cyanocobalamin, Nelumbo Nucifera Root Water, Beta-Glucan, Cocamidopropylamine Oxide, Hydroxyacetophenone, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
CleansingGlycerin
HumectantSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
EmollientCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
MaskingLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAcacia Senegal Gum
MaskingCarrageenan
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Glycol Distearate
EmollientSodium PCA
HumectantPropylene Glycol
HumectantLactic Acid
BufferingBenzyl Alcohol
PerfumingWater, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Xanthan Gum, Acacia Senegal Gum, Carrageenan, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Glycol Distearate, Sodium PCA, Propylene Glycol, Lactic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol
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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 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