What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract
AstringentParfum
Masking
Saccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantTetrasodium EDTA
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingAcer Saccharum Extract
Skin ConditioningPanax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Morus Alba Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Polysorbate 20, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract, Parfum, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Propylene Glycol, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Dipropylene Glycol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Potassium Hydroxide, Acer Saccharum Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Morus Alba Leaf Extract
Ethyl Acetate
Perfuming
Butyl Acetate
MaskingNitrocellulose
Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol/Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer
Acetyl Tributyl Citrate
Masking
Isopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Stearalkonium Hectorite
Gel FormingSucrose Acetate Isobutyrate
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
Emollient
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantPhyllostachys Bambusoides Rhizome Extract
Skin ConditioningChlorella Vulgaris Extract
Skin ConditioningCannabis Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 15850
Cosmetic ColorantEthyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol/Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Mica, Phyllostachys Bambusoides Rhizome Extract, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Glycerin, Water, CI 77891, CI 15850
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!
Learn more about Water
