What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Kaolin
Abrasive
Bentonite
Absorbent
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Oryza Sativa Starch
AbsorbentLactobacillus
Skin ConditioningCetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingVolcanic Ash
Abrasive
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Distarch Phosphate
AbsorbentOctyldodecanol
Emollient
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Fucus Spiralis Extract
EmollientTetraselmis Chui Extract
EmollientCentella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Ocimum Americanum Leaf Oil
Masking
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Silica
Abrasive
Sodium Phytate
Citric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Eugenol
Perfuming
Water, Lactobacillus Ferment, Butylene Glycol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Glycerin, Kaolin, Bentonite, Stearic Acid, Oryza Sativa Starch, Lactobacillus, Cetyl Palmitate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Sclerotium Gum, Volcanic Ash, Cetyl Alcohol, Distarch Phosphate, Octyldodecanol, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Extract, Fucus Spiralis Extract, Tetraselmis Chui Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Ocimum Americanum Leaf Oil, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Silica, Sodium Phytate, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Eugenol
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 GlycerinXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
