What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Dimethicone
Emollient
Myristoyl/Palmitoyl Oxostearamide/Arachamide Mea
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Bisabolol
Masking
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTropolone
Skin ConditioningMethyl Caprooyl Tyrosinate
Skin ProtectingArginine
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sorbitan Stearate, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearic Acid, Dimethicone, Myristoyl/Palmitoyl Oxostearamide/Arachamide Mea, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phytosterols, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Bisabolol, Xanthan Gum, Tropolone, Methyl Caprooyl Tyrosinate, Arginine, Carbomer, Sodium Hyaluronate
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Isodecyl Neopentanoate
EmollientNiacinamide
Smoothing
Cyclomethicone
Emollient
Polymethyl Methacrylate
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
C12-14 Pareth-12
EmulsifyingCera Alba
Emollient
Cetearyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingSucrose Stearate
EmollientZinc PCA
Humectant
Polyacrylamide
C30-45 Alkyl Methicone
Emollient
C13-14 Isoparaffin
Emollient
Methylparaben
Preservative
Laureth-7
EmulsifyingPropylparaben
Preservative
Diazolidinyl Urea
Preservative
Water, Butylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Niacinamide, Cyclomethicone, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, C12-14 Pareth-12, Cera Alba, Cetearyl Glucoside, Sucrose Stearate, Zinc PCA, Polyacrylamide, C30-45 Alkyl Methicone, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Methylparaben, Laureth-7, Propylparaben, Diazolidinyl Urea
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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.
Cetearyl alcohol is a mixture of two fatty alcohols: cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol. It is mainly used as an emulsifier. Emulsifiers help prevent the separation of oils and products. Due to its composition, it can also be used to thicken a product or help create foam.
Cetearyl alcohol is an emollient. Emollients help soothe and hydrate the skin by trapping moisture.
Studies show Cetearyl alcohol is non-toxic and non-irritating. The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
This ingredient is usually derived from plant oils such as palm, vegetable, or coconut oils. There is debate on whether this ingredient will cause acne.
Due to the fatty acid base, this ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis safe.
Learn more about Cetearyl AlcoholWater. 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. Stay hydrated!
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