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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Soluble Fibroin
Skin ProtectingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Phenylpropanol
Masking
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Raspberry Ketone
Masking
Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Phytate
Polypodium Vulgare Rhizome Extract
HumectantPolyglyceryl-6 Dicaprate
EmulsifyingSphagnum Magellanicum Extract
Skin ConditioningCetraria Islandica Thallus Extract
HumectantGlucose
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Soluble Fibroin, Decyl Glucoside, Water, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Propanediol, Sclerotium Gum, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Phenylpropanol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Raspberry Ketone, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Citric Acid, Sodium Phytate, Polypodium Vulgare Rhizome Extract, Polyglyceryl-6 Dicaprate, Sphagnum Magellanicum Extract, Cetraria Islandica Thallus Extract, Glucose
Water
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ng
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Carnosine
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11
Emulsion Stabilising1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
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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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