What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Dimethicone
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Mel
EmollientPersea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Cera Alba
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Parfum
Masking
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Unsaponifiables
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingGlycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingArgania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Hordeum Vulgare Cera
Emollient
Tropolone
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Water, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Mel, Persea Gratissima Oil, Cera Alba, Tocopherol, Parfum, Coco-Glucoside, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Unsaponifiables, Tocopheryl Acetate, Arachidyl Glucoside, Carbomer, Glycine Soja Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Allantoin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Sodium Hydroxide, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Hordeum Vulgare Cera, Tropolone, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
Carbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Learn more about CarbomerGlycerin (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 Glycerin
