What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
CleansingGlycerin
HumectantBehenic Acid
CleansingSodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
CleansingPalmitic Acid
EmollientPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauric Acid
CleansingStearic Acid
CleansingAnthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
MaskingMentha Viridis Leaf Oil
AstringentPelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
MaskingLavandula Hybrida Oil
EmollientCitrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
MaskingStyrax Benzoin Gum
MaskingLinalool
PerfumingLimonene
PerfumingTourmaline
Laminaria Saccharina Extract
Skin ProtectingHydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
AntioxidantCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientPolyquaternium-7
Butylene Glycol
HumectantDisodium EDTA
PEG-3 Distearate
EmulsifyingSodium Benzoate
MaskingPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeWater, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Behenic Acid, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Palmitic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauric Acid, Stearic Acid, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Styrax Benzoin Gum, Linalool, Limonene, Tourmaline, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Polyquaternium-7, Butylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, PEG-3 Distearate, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
CleansingDecyl Glucoside
CleansingLauryl Glucoside
CleansingPolysorbate 20
EmulsifyingGlycerin
HumectantSodium Chloride
MaskingHamamelis Virginiana Water
AstringentGlycolic Acid
BufferingSodium PCA
HumectantDisodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientAlcohol
AntimicrobialHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingParfum
MaskingLinalool
PerfumingPhytic Acid
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningCarica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialWater, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Decyl Glucoside, Lauryl Glucoside, Polysorbate 20, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Glycolic Acid, Sodium PCA, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Alcohol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Parfum, Linalool, Phytic Acid, Lactobacillus Ferment, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
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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 GlycerinLinalool is a fragrance and helps add scent to products. It's derived from common plants such as cinnamon, mint, citrus, and lavender.
Like Limonene, this ingredient oxidizes when exposed to air. Oxidized linalool can cause allergies and skin sensitivity.
This ingredient has a scent that is floral, spicy tropical, and citrus-like.
Learn more about LinaloolWater. 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