What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Flower Water
Skin ConditioningSalvia Officinalis Leaf Water
MaskingPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Glycerin
Humectant
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Pectin
Emulsion StabilisingChlorella Vulgaris/Lupinus Albus Protein Ferment
Skin ConditioningMalpighia Punicifolia Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningMannitol
Humectant
Yeast Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Flower Water, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Water, Polysorbate 20, Phenoxyethanol, Glycerin, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Pectin, Chlorella Vulgaris/Lupinus Albus Protein Ferment, Malpighia Punicifolia Fruit Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Mannitol, Yeast Extract
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycolic Acid
Buffering
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Cetearyl Olivate
Propanediol
Solvent
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Saccharomyces/Grape Ferment Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Parfum
Masking
Colloidal Silver
AntimicrobialXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Protease
Exfoliating
Subtilisin
Skin ConditioningGeraniol
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Glycerin, Water, Glycolic Acid, Niacinamide, Cetearyl Olivate, Propanediol, Sorbitan Olivate, Saccharomyces/Grape Ferment Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Salicylic Acid, Lactic Acid, Parfum, Colloidal Silver, Xanthan Gum, Behenyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Phospholipids, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Stearyl Alcohol, Protease, Subtilisin, Geraniol, Citronellol, Linalool
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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