What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Diglycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sea Silt Extract
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Calanthe Discolor Extract
Skin ConditioningCalcium Gluconate
HumectantCamellia Japonica Seed Oil
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCarnosine
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Olivate
Citric Acid
Buffering
Copper Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Leontopodium Alpinum Callus Culture Extract
Antioxidant
Magnesium Aspartate
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Trehalose
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Diglycerin, Niacinamide, Sea Silt Extract, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, Calanthe Discolor Extract, Calcium Gluconate, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Carnosine, Cetearyl Olivate, Citric Acid, Copper Gluconate, Gluconolactone, Hydroxyacetophenone, Leontopodium Alpinum Callus Culture Extract, Magnesium Aspartate, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Polysorbate 20, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Sodium Lactate, Sorbitan Olivate, Trehalose, Xanthan Gum, Zinc Gluconate, Benzyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
