What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Bentonite
Absorbent
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Gigartina Stellata/Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract
Skin ProtectingCorallina Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Illite
Abrasive
Pichia/Resveratrol Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantifolia Oil
Cleansing
Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil
Masking
Cupressus Sempervirens Oil
Masking
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Juniperus Virginiana Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Lavandula Hybrida Oil
Emollient
Limonene
Perfuming
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Mentha Viridis Extract
MaskingPelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Thymus Vulgaris Oil
Masking
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Citric Acid
Buffering
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Sorbitan Olivate, Glycerin, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Lactobacillus, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearic Acid, Bentonite, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Gigartina Stellata/Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Illite, Pichia/Resveratrol Ferment Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tocopherol, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantifolia Oil, Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil, Cupressus Sempervirens Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Juniperus Virginiana Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Limonene, Mentha Piperita Oil, Mentha Viridis Extract, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Thymus Vulgaris Oil, Glycine Soja Oil, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Anisate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate
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 Water
