What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Flower Water
Skin Conditioning
Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
C13-15 Alkane
SolventDimethyl Sulfone
SolventDecyl Oleate
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
CleansingOenothera Biennis Oil
Emollient
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Polyglutamic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Punica Granatum Sterols
Skin Conditioning
Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract
Skin Conditioning
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Sorbitan Palmitate
Emulsifying
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingLecithin
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Pullulan
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Silica
Abrasive
Water, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Water, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Glycerin, C13-15 Alkane, Dimethyl Sulfone, Decyl Oleate, Panthenol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Gluconolactone, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Polyglutamic Acid, Punica Granatum Sterols, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract, Bisabolol, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Maltodextrin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Cetyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Palmitate, Sclerotium Gum, Lecithin, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Pullulan, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Sorbate, Silica
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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