What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Disodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphate
Skin ConditioningBakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Triethyl Citrate
Masking
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Linalyl Acetate
Masking
Beta-Ionone
Perfuming
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingCitrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil
Perfuming
Juniperus Virginiana Oil
Masking
Citrus Grandis Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Water, Pentylene Glycol, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Squalane, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Disodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphate, Bakuchiol, Ceramide NP, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Glycerin, Triethyl Citrate, Sclerotium Gum, Xanthan Gum, Parfum, Linalyl Acetate, Beta-Ionone, Phenethyl Alcohol, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil, Juniperus Virginiana Oil, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Limonene, Linalool, Sodium Gluconate, Citric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Lactose
HumectantC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialCetearyl Ethylhexanoate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-8
HumectantStearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Tromethamine
BufferingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingIsopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Methylparaben
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
BHT
Antioxidant
Propylparaben
Preservative
Magnesium Aspartate
Skin ConditioningZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Chlorhexidine Digluconate
Antimicrobial
Retinol
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Copper Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Lactose, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-8, Stearyl Alcohol, Tromethamine, Panthenol, Carbomer, Isopropyl Myristate, Methylparaben, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Propylparaben, Magnesium Aspartate, Zinc Gluconate, Chlorhexidine Digluconate, Retinol, Polysorbate 20, Copper Gluconate
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
