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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Sprout Extract
Skin ConditioningCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingAlpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Propanediol
Solvent
Morus Nigra Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningArginine
Masking
Acetyl Tyrosine
Skin ConditioningRehmannia Chinensis Root Extract
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Erythritol
Humectant
Chondrus Crispus
Masking
PEG-12 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Bran Water
Masking
Decapeptide-52
Skin Conditioning
Calcium Pantothenate
Zinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Ornithine Hcl
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Polyquaternium-11
Citrulline
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Soy Protein
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGlucosamine Hcl
Disodium Succinate
MaskingFisetin
Cosmetic ColorantRaspberry Ketone
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Arctium Majus Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicWater, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Panthenol, Inulin, Helianthus Annuus Sprout Extract, Cellulose Gum, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Propanediol, Morus Nigra Leaf Extract, Arginine, Acetyl Tyrosine, Rehmannia Chinensis Root Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium PCA, Erythritol, Chondrus Crispus, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Oryza Sativa Bran Water, Decapeptide-52, Calcium Pantothenate, Zinc Gluconate, Sodium Benzoate, Niacinamide, Ornithine Hcl, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyquaternium-11, Citrulline, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Xanthan Gum, Glucosamine Hcl, Disodium Succinate, Fisetin, Raspberry Ketone, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Arctium Majus Root Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Biotin
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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