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Bifida Ferment Lysate
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces Ferment Filtrate
HumectantBetula Platyphylla Japonica Juice
Skin ConditioningRice Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningAspergillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantDipropylene Glycol
HumectantMethyl Gluceth-20
HumectantWater
Skin ConditioningBetaine
HumectantCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTrehalose
HumectantLactobacillus
Skin ConditioningPEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientTrideceth-10
CleansingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
Buffering1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningTropolone
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantCoptis Japonica Extract
AntimicrobialArginine
MaskingHydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingCI 77220
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantAdenosine
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
SmoothingDextrin
AbsorbentGlycine
BufferingSerine
MaskingGlutamic Acid
HumectantAspartic Acid
MaskingLeucine
Skin ConditioningAlanine
MaskingLysine
Skin ConditioningTyrosine
MaskingPhenylalanine
MaskingProline
Skin ConditioningThreonine
Valine
MaskingIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeHistidine
HumectantMethionine
Skin ConditioningCysteine
AntioxidantBifida Ferment Lysate, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Betula Platyphylla Japonica Juice, Rice Ferment Filtrate, Aspergillus Ferment, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Methyl Gluceth-20, Water, Betaine, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Trehalose, Lactobacillus, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Trideceth-10, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tropolone, Allantoin, Butylene Glycol, Coptis Japonica Extract, Arginine, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Hydrogenated Lecithin, CI 77220, Sodium Hyaluronate, Adenosine, Niacinamide, Dextrin, Glycine, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Aspartic Acid, Leucine, Alanine, Lysine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Threonine, Valine, Isoleucine, Phenoxyethanol, Histidine, Methionine, Cysteine
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningPyrus Malus Juice
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantCaprylyl Glucoside
CleansingCamellia Sinensis Extract
AntioxidantCucumis Sativus Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
BleachingTamarindus Indica Seed Polysaccharide
Skin ConditioningHyaluronic Acid
HumectantZanthoxylum Bungeanum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningGluconolactone
Skin ConditioningCoconut Alkanes
EmollientOleyl Alcohol
EmollientUbiquinone
AntioxidantDimethylaminoethanol Tartrate
EmollientThioctic Acid
AntioxidantAscorbic Acid
AntioxidantTocopherol
AntioxidantHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientCarya Ovata Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-5 Oleate
EmulsifyingSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingCoco-Caprylate
EmollientSodium Benzoate
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil
MaskingLitsea Cubeba Fruit Oil
MaskingCinnamomum Camphora Wood Oil
MaskingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Pyrus Malus Juice, Glycerin, Caprylyl Glucoside, Camellia Sinensis Extract, Cucumis Sativus Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Tamarindus Indica Seed Polysaccharide, Hyaluronic Acid, Zanthoxylum Bungeanum Fruit Extract, Gluconolactone, Coconut Alkanes, Oleyl Alcohol, Ubiquinone, Dimethylaminoethanol Tartrate, Thioctic Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Carya Ovata Bark Extract, Polyglyceryl-5 Oleate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Coco-Caprylate, Sodium Benzoate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hydroxide, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil, Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil, Cinnamomum Camphora Wood Oil
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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 Glycerin