What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningParaffinum Liquidum
Emollient
PPG-15 Stearyl Ether
EmollientCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Paraffin
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
PEG-20 Stearate
Emulsifying
Oenothera Biennis Oil
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Cera Microcristallina
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Methylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Tetrasodium EDTA
Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract
RefreshingLactic Acid
Buffering
2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol
Preservative
BHT
Antioxidant
Sorbitol
Humectant
CI 14700
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Paraffinum Liquidum, PPG-15 Stearyl Ether, Cetearyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Paraffin, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Dimethicone, PEG-20 Stearate, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Cera Microcristallina, Xanthan Gum, Propylene Glycol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Sodium Lactate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract, Lactic Acid, 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol, BHT, Sorbitol, CI 14700, CI 42090
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Emollient Esters
Glycerin
Humectant
Avena Sativa Kernel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Olivate
Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter
Emollient
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Punica Granatum Sterols
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Retinol
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Extract
Emollient
Lecithin
Emollient
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Ceramides
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
Masking
Astaxanthin
Skin Conditioning
Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil
Perfuming
Algae
Skin Conditioning
Preservatives
Bifida Polysaccharide
HumectantSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Squalane, Emollient Esters, Glycerin, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cetearyl Olivate, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Bisabolol, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Punica Granatum Sterols, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Retinol, Helianthus Annuus Extract, Lecithin, Beta-Glucan, Ceramides, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Astaxanthin, Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Algae, Preservatives, Bifida Polysaccharide, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
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.
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