What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHamamelis Virginiana Leaf Water
Astringent
Glycerin
Humectant
PEG-20 Glyceryl Laurate
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingNiacinamide
Smoothing
Aminomethyl Propanol
BufferingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Benzophenone-4
UV Absorber
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Extract
MaskingZinc PCA
Humectant
Water, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Water, Glycerin, PEG-20 Glyceryl Laurate, Carbomer, Niacinamide, Aminomethyl Propanol, Allantoin, Benzophenone-4, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Lactic Acid, Panthenol, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Extract, Zinc PCA
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Carbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create a gel consistency.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives.
It is a chelating agent, meaning it neutralizes metal ions that may be found in a product.
Disodium EDTA is a salt of edetic acid and is found to be safe in cosmetic ingredients.
Learn more about Disodium EDTAWater. 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. Stay hydrated!
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