What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientButylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantCyclodextrin
AbsorbentSorbitan Stearate
EmulsifyingCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientDaucus Carota Sativa Root Water
MaskingCamellia Japonica Flower Extract
EmollientRubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantEctoin
Skin ConditioningBehenic Acid
CleansingEclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin ConditioningPolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingBisabolol
AntioxidantCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningCeramide AP
Skin ConditioningPhytosphingosine
Skin ConditioningCholesterol
EmollientRhynchosia Nulubilis Seed Extract
AntioxidantRetinal
Skin ConditioningLonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningDextrin
AbsorbentPolygonum Multiflorum Root Extract
Skin ConditioningMoringa Oleifera Seed Oil
EmollientCeramide EOP
Skin ConditioningPolyacrylate-13
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSesamum Indicum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningGardenia Florida Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
PerfumingHydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientMethylpropanediol
SolventPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeSodium Cetearyl Sulfate
CleansingPolyglyceryl-6 Behenate
Emulsion StabilisingGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantPhytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningSucrose Cocoate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin ConditioningEthylhexyl Palmitate
EmollientSorbitan Isostearate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningTriethyl Citrate
MaskingTocopherol
AntioxidantSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientSorbitan Olivate
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Olivate
Propanediol
SolventWater, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Cyclodextrin, Sorbitan Stearate, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Water, Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ectoin, Behenic Acid, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Bisabolol, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Rhynchosia Nulubilis Seed Extract, Retinal, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Dextrin, Polygonum Multiflorum Root Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Ceramide EOP, Polyacrylate-13, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sesamum Indicum Seed Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Methylpropanediol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Sucrose Cocoate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Triethyl Citrate, Tocopherol, Sodium Levulinate, Glyceryl Stearate, Sorbitan Olivate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cetearyl Olivate, Propanediol
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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.
Ceramide NP (formerly known as Ceramide 3) is one of the skin's naturally occurring lipids.
Since ceramides are the major lipid components of the skin, they are crucial for maintaining skin barrier and hydration. Ceramide NP most closely mirrors the dominant kind in human skin amongst ceramide subtypes.
This ceramide works by slotting into gaps within the stratum corneum's lipid matrix to limit trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) and shield the skin against external irritants.
A study with 312 patients found that using a ceramide-containing routine for 4 weeks reduced the severity of atopic dermatitis by over 61%.
Another clinical study in subjects aged 60 and older found that a ceramide body wash and moisturizer improved skin dryness and itchy skin in 15 days.
Overall, ceramides are considered non-irritating and safety tests have found little to no observable adverse effects from using this ingredient.
Ceramide NP is usually sourced from plants (like soybean or rice bran), or produced synthetically.
Learn more about Ceramide NP