What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate
CleansingCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCoco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Phytate
Cellulose
Absorbent
Fructose
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate, Cellulose Gum, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Inulin, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Phytate, Cellulose, Fructose, Glucose, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Coco-Sulfate
Cleansing
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Nelumbo Nucifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Actinidia Deliciosa Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
Phormium Tenax Extract
Skin ConditioningLimnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantParfum
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Coumarin
Perfuming
Water, Sodium Coco-Sulfate, Lauryl Glucoside, Glycerin, Glyceryl Oleate, Decyl Glucoside, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Seed Extract, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Actinidia Deliciosa Fruit Extract, Squalane, Phormium Tenax Extract, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Bisabolol, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Gluconolactone, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Chloride, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Coco-Glucoside, Calcium Gluconate, Parfum, Limonene, Linalool, Coumarin
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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!
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