What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Albizia Julibrissin Bark Extract
MaskingCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Laminaria Digitata Extract
Skin Protecting
Darutoside
Skin ConditioningSodium Phytate
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Phenethyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Albizia Julibrissin Bark Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Darutoside, Sodium Phytate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Fruit Cell Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Leaf Cell Extract
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Alginate Sulfate
Humectant
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Cucumis Sativus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Chamomilla Recutita Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lavandula Angustifolia Extract
Skin Conditioning
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Arnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Algin
Masking
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sorbitol
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Cell Extract, Citrus Limon Leaf Cell Extract, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Alginate Sulfate, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Cucumis Sativus Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Algin, Cellulose Gum, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Citric Acid, Sorbitol
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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.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceGlycerin (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 GlycerinXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
