What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Echinacea Purpurea Extract
MoisturisingNiacinamide
Smoothing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Arginine
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPropolis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Ecklonia Cava Extract
Skin ConditioningPortulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Junos Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningEucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningEugenia Caryophyllus Flower Extract
AstringentDisodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantifolia Oil
Cleansing
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningJuniperus Mexicana Oil
Masking
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Oil
Masking
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Alcohol, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Arginine, Carbomer, Propolis Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Ecklonia Cava Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract, Citrus Junos Fruit Extract, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract, Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Extract, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantifolia Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Juniperus Mexicana Oil, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Limonene
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
