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Ingredients Side-by-side
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Emulsifying Wax Nf
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Moringa Oleifera Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Glycerin, Emulsifying Wax Nf, Stearic Acid, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Moringa Oleifera Leaf Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid, Tocopherol, Ascorbic Acid
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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.
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