What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingSodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPolyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingAcrylates Copolymer
Glycerin
Humectant
Pinus Densiflora Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningPinus Palustris Leaf Extract
TonicCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Sea Water
HumectantZinc PCA
Humectant
Pueraria Lobata Root Extract
HumectantUlmus Davidiana Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract
AstringentArginine
Masking
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Water, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Niacinamide, Sodium Chloride, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Acrylates Copolymer, Glycerin, Pinus Densiflora Bark Extract, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Sea Water, Zinc PCA, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Ceramide NP, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract, Arginine, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Salicylic Acid 2%
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningDisodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Cocamidopropylamine Oxide
Cleansing
PEG-150 Distearate
Emulsifying
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Aniba Rosodora Wood Oil
Astringent
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSalicylic Acid 2%, Water, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Cocamidopropylamine Oxide, PEG-150 Distearate, Polysorbate 20, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Glycerin, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Aniba Rosodora Wood Oil, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Decyl Glucoside, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin
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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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