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Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Petrolatum
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Trehalose
Humectant
PPG-4 Lauryl Ether
EmollientGlyceryl Laurate Se
Emulsifying
Ceresin
Emulsion StabilisingCholesteryl Isostearate
EmollientCetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Decanamide
Skin ConditioningCymbopogon Schoenanthus Extract
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Acrylic Acid
Polyvinylalcohol Crosspolymer
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Paraben
Preservative
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Water, Glycerin, Petrolatum, Dimethicone, Squalane, Trehalose, PPG-4 Lauryl Ether, Glyceryl Laurate Se, Ceresin, Cholesteryl Isostearate, Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Decanamide, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Extract, Butylene Glycol, Acrylic Acid, Polyvinylalcohol Crosspolymer, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Paraben
Water
Skin ConditioningParaffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Isohexadecane
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Isopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
PEG-40 Sorbitan Perisostearate
EmulsifyingCera Microcristallina
Emulsion StabilisingPolyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Magnesium Sulfate
Sodium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Parfum
Masking
Water, Paraffinum Liquidum, Isohexadecane, Glycerin, Isopropyl Palmitate, PEG-40 Sorbitan Perisostearate, Cera Microcristallina, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Tocopherol, Magnesium Sulfate, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Potassium Sorbate, Linalool, Limonene, Benzyl Alcohol, Geraniol, Citronellol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Benzoate, Parfum
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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!
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