What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningLactic Acid
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Citrus Aurantifolia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingSaccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingAcer Saccharum Extract
Skin ConditioningHamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract
AstringentPunica Granatum Extract
AstringentAspalathus Linearis Extract
Skin ConditioningLycium Barbarum Fruit Extract
Astringent
Viola Tricolor Extract
EmollientTilia Cordata Flower Extract
Skin Conditioning
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Propanediol
Solvent
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Phosphate
BufferingDisodium Phosphate
BufferingPolysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Water, Lactic Acid, Glycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Ethylhexylglycerin, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantifolia Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Acer Saccharum Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Aspalathus Linearis Extract, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Viola Tricolor Extract, Tilia Cordata Flower Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Propanediol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Phosphate, Disodium Phosphate, Polysorbate 60, Propylene Glycol, Benzoic Acid
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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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