What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate
Emulsifying
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningPolyurethane-79
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Chaenomeles Sinensis Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Cinnamomum Cassia Bark
Skin ConditioningDiospyros Kaki Leaf Extract
Skin Protecting
Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Chrysanthellum Indicum Extract
Skin Conditioning
Laminaria Saccharina Extract
Skin ProtectingLinalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Parfum, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Water, Polyurethane-79, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Glycerin, Propanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Chaenomeles Sinensis Fruit Extract, Cinnamomum Cassia Bark, Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract, Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Chrysanthellum Indicum Extract, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Linalool, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl 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 Water
