What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Coconut Oil
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Lauroyl Lysine
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPolyglyceryl-3 Stearate
Emulsifying
Mel
EmollientSesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Unsaponifiables
Emollient
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningPolysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Citric Acid
Buffering
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingHydrolyzed Lupine Protein
Skin ConditioningSolanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Farnesol
Perfuming
Coumarin
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Dimethicone, Lauroyl Lysine, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate, Mel, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Parfum, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Unsaponifiables, Benzyl Alcohol, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Allantoin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Gluconate, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Citric Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Hydrolyzed Lupine Protein, Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Linalool, Limonene, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Farnesol, Coumarin, Citral, Geraniol
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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideWater. 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!
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