What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Polyquaternium-7
Rhodiola Rosea Extract
EmollientSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3
Skin Protecting
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract
Astringent
Dextran
Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract
AstringentAcanthopanax Senticosus Root Extract
Skin ConditioningRhaponticum Carthamoides Root Extract
Skin ConditioningInonotus Obliquus Extract
Skin ConditioningSelaginella Lepidophylla Extract
EmollientEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Eugenol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Polysorbate 20, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Polyquaternium-7, Rhodiola Rosea Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3, Tocopherol, Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract, Dextran, Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract, Acanthopanax Senticosus Root Extract, Rhaponticum Carthamoides Root Extract, Inonotus Obliquus Extract, Selaginella Lepidophylla Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Eugenol, Limonene, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Vaccinium Corymbosum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSalicylic Acid
Masking
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Musa Paradisiaca Fruit Juice
Skin ConditioningBoerhavia Repens Extract
Skin ConditioningOcimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Arnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Arctium Lappa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Equisetum Arvense Extract
AstringentSalix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Achillea Millefolium Oil
Cleansing
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
Cleansing
Hamamelis Virginiana Extract
Antiseborrhoeic
Scutellaria Lateriflora Extract
Skin ConditioningSymphytum Officinale Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Flower Oil
Masking
Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil
Masking
Eugenia Caryophyllus Leaf Oil
Masking
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Ulmus Fulva Bark Extract
MoisturisingOriganum Vulgare Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMenthol
Masking
Caprylic Acid
CleansingPolyglyceryl-4 Caprylate
EmollientDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
Glycerin
Humectant
Diglycerin
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, Alcohol, Vaccinium Corymbosum Fruit Extract, Salicylic Acid, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Musa Paradisiaca Fruit Juice, Boerhavia Repens Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Achillea Millefolium Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Scutellaria Lateriflora Extract, Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Oil, Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil, Eugenia Caryophyllus Leaf Oil, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Ulmus Fulva Bark Extract, Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract, Menthol, Caprylic Acid, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprylate, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Glycerin, Diglycerin, Xanthan Gum
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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 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
