What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Ceratonia Siliqua Gum
EmollientButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Chondrus Crispus Powder
Abrasive
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Hydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingGlucomannan
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Potassium Chloride
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Dextrin
AbsorbentEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCI 16035
Cosmetic ColorantCI 60730
Cosmetic ColorantHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water
MaskingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract
AstringentPinus Palustris Leaf Extract
TonicPueraria Thunbergiana Root Extract
Skin ConditioningUlmus Davidiana Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Chondrus Crispus Powder, Hydroxyacetophenone, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Chlorphenesin, Allantoin, Cellulose Gum, Glucomannan, Panthenol, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Potassium Chloride, CI 77891, Sodium Polyacrylate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Dextrin, Ethylhexylglycerin, CI 16035, CI 60730, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Butylene Glycol, Tocopherol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide, Phenoxyethanol, Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Pueraria Thunbergiana Root Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract
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
