What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
Glycerin
Humectant
Talc
Abrasive
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantEthylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingMagnesium Sulfate
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Hexyl Laurate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate
Emulsifying
Propylene Carbonate
SolventMethylparaben
Preservative
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientStearic Acid
Cleansing
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingAscorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Isopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Lecithin
Emollient
Tetrasodium EDTA
Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract
HumectantDimethylmethoxy Chromanol
Antioxidant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
BHT
Antioxidant
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Cyclopentasiloxane, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Glycerin, Talc, Mica, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Cyclohexasiloxane, Dimethicone, Titanium Dioxide, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Magnesium Sulfate, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Alcohol Denat., Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Hexyl Laurate, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Propylene Carbonate, Methylparaben, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Ethylparaben, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Retinyl Palmitate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Isopropyl Palmitate, Lecithin, Tetrasodium EDTA, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol, Potassium Hydroxide, Ceramide NP, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, BHT, Ceramide AP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Ceramide EOP, CI 77891, CI 77492, CI 77491, CI 77499
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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