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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Urea
Buffering
Oleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Betaine
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate
Cleansing
Triacetin
AntimicrobialLinoleic Acid
Cleansing
Linolenic Acid
Cleansing
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin Conditioning
Triethyl Citrate
Masking
Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate
Emulsion Stabilising
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Behenic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningMicrocrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentTocopherol
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningLactic Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Urea, Oleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides, Glycerin, Sodium Lactate, Betaine, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium PCA, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Triacetin, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Allantoin, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Triethyl Citrate, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Behenic Acid, Sodium Levulinate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Lactic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Citric 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.
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
