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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantPropanediol
Solvent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Polygonum Multiflorum Extract
Skin ConditioningBetaine
Humectant
Hyacinthus Orientalis Extract
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, 1,2-Hexanediol, Dipropylene Glycol, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Carbomer, Centella Asiatica Extract, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Arginine, Allantoin, Disodium EDTA, Polygonum Multiflorum Extract, Betaine, Hyacinthus Orientalis Extract, Panthenol, Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Sucrose
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingMalic Acid
Buffering
Tartaric Acid
Buffering
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone
Skin ConditioningGlycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Ascorbyl Isostearate
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Lecithin
Emollient
Retinol
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Water, Alcohol, Glycerin, Sodium Lactate, Glycolic Acid, Sucrose, Urea, Sodium Citrate, Malic Acid, Tartaric Acid, Propylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone, Glycine Soja Oil, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ascorbyl Isostearate, Parfum, Lecithin, Retinol, Polysorbate 20
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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 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!
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