What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil
Perfuming
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Lactobionic Acid
Buffering
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate
Cleansing
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Cleansing
Glycyrrhetinic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Triethanolamine
BufferingBisabolol
Antioxidant
Lecithin
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPEG-8
HumectantTocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Panthenol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Niacinamide, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glycerin, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Lactobionic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Triethanolamine, Bisabolol, Lecithin, Ethylhexylglycerin, PEG-8, Tocopherol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Isocetyl Stearate
Emollient
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Silica
Abrasive
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion Stabilising
Acrylamide
Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingVp/Va Copolymer
Methyl Methacrylate
Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Cocamide Mea
Emulsifying
Sarcosine
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Triethanolamine
BufferingIsohexadecane
EmollientPerlite
Absorbent
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Tetrasodium EDTA
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Isocetyl Stearate, Alcohol Denat., Silica, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Acrylamide, Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Crosspolymer, Vp/Va Copolymer, Methyl Methacrylate, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Butylene Glycol, PEG-100 Stearate, Cocamide Mea, Sarcosine, Glyceryl Stearate, Triethanolamine, Isohexadecane, Perlite, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Tetrasodium EDTA, Pentylene Glycol, Polysorbate 80, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Salicylic Acid, Parfum
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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 GlycerinTriethanolamine (TEA) is an emulsifier and pH adjuster. It is created using ethylene oxide and ammonia. This gives Triethanolamine a nitrogen core and a similar scent to ammonia.
As an emulsifier, it prevents ingredients from separating and enhances texture by adding volume to a product.
PH adjusters are common in cosmetic products. The pH of a product can affect the effectiveness of other ingredients. A product with a high pH may also irritate the skin.
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Learn more about TriethanolamineWater. 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!
Learn more about Water
