What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Spondias Mombin Pulp Extract
Skin ConditioningMangifera Indica Pulp Extract
Skin ConditioningMusa Sapientum Pulp Extract
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Isosorbide Dicaprylate
Skin ConditioningCereus Grandiflorus Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPolyisobutene
Caprylyl Glucoside
CleansingMyristyl Myristate
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Water, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Propanediol, Glycerin, Persea Gratissima Oil, Spondias Mombin Pulp Extract, Mangifera Indica Pulp Extract, Musa Sapientum Pulp Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Isosorbide Dicaprylate, Cereus Grandiflorus Flower Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Panthenol, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Polyisobutene, Caprylyl Glucoside, Myristyl Myristate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Ascorbic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningIsopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Vp/Eicosene Copolymer
Glycolipids
Skin ConditioningGlycine Soja Sterols
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSteareth-21
CleansingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingStearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Chloride
MaskingPhytic Acid
Water, Isopropyl Myristate, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Oleate, Vp/Eicosene Copolymer, Glycolipids, Glycine Soja Sterols, Sodium Hyaluronate, Coco-Glucoside, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Steareth-21, Xanthan Gum, Stearyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Chloride, Phytic Acid
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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!
Learn more about WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
