What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate
Surfactant
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Acrylates Copolymer
Propanediol
Solvent
Acanthopanax Senticosus Root Extract
Skin ConditioningInonotus Obliquus Extract
Skin ConditioningRhaponticum Carthamoides Root Extract
Skin ConditioningRhodiola Rosea Extract
EmollientSelaginella Lepidophylla Extract
EmollientTrehalose
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Serine
Masking
Algin
Masking
Urea
Buffering
Pullulan
Glyceryl Laurate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Caprate
EmulsifyingLauryl Lactate
EmollientGlyceryl Polyacrylate
Lauryl Alcohol
Emollient
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Acrylates Copolymer, Propanediol, Acanthopanax Senticosus Root Extract, Inonotus Obliquus Extract, Rhaponticum Carthamoides Root Extract, Rhodiola Rosea Extract, Selaginella Lepidophylla Extract, Trehalose, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Serine, Algin, Urea, Pullulan, Glyceryl Laurate, Polyglyceryl-3 Caprate, Lauryl Lactate, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Lauryl Alcohol, Lactic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Sodium Benzoate, Chlorphenesin
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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.
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 GlycerinPropanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.
It’s often used to:
Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.
Learn more about PropanediolWater. 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!
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