What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantPEG-8 Dimethicone
EmulsifyingTripeptide-1
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Hexapeptide-12
Skin ConditioningMyristoyl Hexapeptide-16
Skin ConditioningMyristoyl Pentapeptide-17
Skin ConditioningHexanoyl Dipeptide-3 Norleucine Acetate
Skin ConditioningAzelaoyl Bis-Dipeptide-10
Skin ConditioningGlycoproteins
Skin ConditioningPhospholipids
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin ConditioningDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
HumectantArginine
MaskingValine
MaskingGlycine
BufferingAlanine
MaskingGlutamic Acid
HumectantSerine
MaskingThreonine
Yeast Extract
Skin ConditioningIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningProline
Skin ConditioningHistidine
HumectantPhenylalanine
MaskingPCA
HumectantPhytic Acid
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
EmollientSodium PCA
HumectantPsidium Guajava Fruit Extract
AstringentEuterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Ahnfeltiopsis Concinna Extract
Skin ConditioningDextran
Hydrolyzed Silk
HumectantLecithin
EmollientGlyceryl Polymethacrylate
C12-16 Pareth-9
EmulsifyingTrideceth-12
EmulsifyingSodium Lactate
BufferingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAspartic Acid
MaskingPolysorbate 20
EmulsifyingButylene Glycol
HumectantCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientPEG-8
HumectantC11-15 Pareth-7
EmulsifyingGuar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningPhytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningEctoin
Skin ConditioningCitrate Buffer
Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone
Phenoxyethanol
PreservativeSodium Hydroxide
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, PEG-8 Dimethicone, Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Myristoyl Hexapeptide-16, Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17, Hexanoyl Dipeptide-3 Norleucine Acetate, Azelaoyl Bis-Dipeptide-10, Glycoproteins, Phospholipids, Adenosine, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Arginine, Valine, Glycine, Alanine, Glutamic Acid, Serine, Threonine, Yeast Extract, Isoleucine, Proline, Histidine, Phenylalanine, PCA, Phytic Acid, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Sodium PCA, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Ahnfeltiopsis Concinna Extract, Dextran, Hydrolyzed Silk, Lecithin, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, C12-16 Pareth-9, Trideceth-12, Sodium Lactate, Carbomer, Aspartic Acid, Polysorbate 20, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, PEG-8, C11-15 Pareth-7, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Ectoin, Citrate Buffer, Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin
Cyclopentasiloxane
EmollientDimethicone
EmollientTetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
AntioxidantPalmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningTocotrienols
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
AntioxidantUbiquinone
AntioxidantThioctic Acid
AntioxidantTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantMagnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
AntioxidantFerulic Acid
AntimicrobialBeta-Glucan
Skin ConditioningSuperoxide Dismutase
AntioxidantEpigallocatechin Gallate
AntioxidantErgothioneine
AntioxidantGlutathione
Xanthophylls
Skin ConditioningGlycine Soja Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantArctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningLupinus Albus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningCurcuma Longa Root
Skin ConditioningElaeis Guineensis Oil
EmollientPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeCyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Ceramide NP, Tocotrienols, Tocopherol, Ubiquinone, Thioctic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Ferulic Acid, Beta-Glucan, Superoxide Dismutase, Epigallocatechin Gallate, Ergothioneine, Glutathione, Xanthophylls, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Glycerin, Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract, Lupinus Albus Seed Extract, Curcuma Longa Root, Elaeis Guineensis Oil, Phenoxyethanol
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.