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Key Ingredients
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Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantCalycophyllum Spruceanum Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Olivate
EmulsifyingCetearyl Olivate
Squalane
EmollientCarapa Guianensis Seed Oil
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
EmollientPentaclethra Macroloba Seed Oil
EmollientRosa Canina Fruit Oil
EmollientPrunus Domestica Seed Oil
Skin ConditioningCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientDecapeptide-52
Skin ConditioningHyaluronic Acid
HumectantSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
HumectantNiacinamide
SmoothingAllantoin
Skin ConditioningBentonite
AbsorbentTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantTocopherol
AntioxidantCellulose
AbsorbentCetyl Palmitate
EmollientSorbitan Palmitate
EmulsifyingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativePhenoxyethanol
PreservativeSorbic Acid
PreservativeCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientTetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Avena Sativa Peptide
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Calycophyllum Spruceanum Bark Extract, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetearyl Olivate, Squalane, Carapa Guianensis Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Pentaclethra Macroloba Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Prunus Domestica Seed Oil, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Decapeptide-52, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Niacinamide, Allantoin, Bentonite, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Cellulose, Cetyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Palmitate, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Avena Sativa Peptide
Zinc Oxide 17%
Cosmetic ColorantWater
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingIsododecane
EmollientPropanediol
SolventPolyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate
EmulsifyingC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialDimethylmethoxy Chromanol
AntioxidantDimethicone
EmollientPolymethylsilsesquioxane/Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
EmollientBetula Alba Bark Extract
MaskingEthylhexyl Palmitate
EmollientPolymethylsilsesquioxane
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingPolyglyceryl-10 Dioleate
EmulsifyingPolyhydroxystearic Acid
EmulsifyingLecithin
EmollientJojoba Esters
EmollientEctoin
Skin ConditioningBoswellia Serrata Extract
Skin ConditioningPolygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
AntioxidantCentella Asiatica Extract
CleansingButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantLavandula Angustifolia Oil
MaskingPelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
MaskingTapioca Starch Polymethylsilsesquioxane
AbsorbentPropylene Carbonate
SolventPolysilicone-11
Tromethamine
BufferingPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin ConditioningOctyldodecanol
EmollientTrihydroxystearin
Skin ConditioningAlumina
AbrasiveSilica
AbrasiveEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
Phenoxyethanol
PreservativeZinc Oxide 17%, Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isododecane, Propanediol, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol, Dimethicone, Polymethylsilsesquioxane/Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Betula Alba Bark Extract, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Lecithin, Jojoba Esters, Ectoin, Boswellia Serrata Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glycerin, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Tapioca Starch Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Propylene Carbonate, Polysilicone-11, Tromethamine, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Octyldodecanol, Trihydroxystearin, Alumina, Silica, Ethylhexylglycerin, CI 77891, Iron Oxides, Phenoxyethanol
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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