What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Isopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
C10-30 Cholesterol/Lanosterol Esters
Emulsifying
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Serine
Masking
Glycine
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Threonine
Arginine
Masking
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Lysine Hcl
Skin Conditioning
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
PCA
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Urea
Buffering
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Betaine
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Fructose
Humectant
Maltose
MaskingTrehalose
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone
Emollient
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Tropolone
Skin ConditioningSodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Glycerin, Isopropyl Palmitate, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, C10-30 Cholesterol/Lanosterol Esters, Ceramide NP, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Serine, Glycine, Alanine, Threonine, Arginine, Proline, Lysine Hcl, Glutamic Acid, Sodium PCA, PCA, Sodium Lactate, Urea, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Betaine, Allantoin, Fructose, Maltose, Trehalose, Glucose, Pentylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tropolone, Sodium Hydroxide
Water
Skin ConditioningCannabis Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Peat Extract
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
Camelina Sativa Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Cannabidiol - Synthetically Produced
Antioxidant
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus/Salix Purpurea Bark Ferment Extract
AntiseborrhoeicHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialPhytic Acid
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Water, Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Persea Gratissima Oil, Propanediol, Jojoba Esters, Glyceryl Stearate, Peat Extract, Squalane, Camelina Sativa Seed Oil, Benzyl Alcohol, Cannabidiol - Synthetically Produced, Glyceryl Caprylate, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Lactobacillus/Salix Purpurea Bark Ferment Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Phytic Acid, Lactic Acid
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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.
Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Its main roles are:
Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Learn more about Cetyl AlcoholGlycerin (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
