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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Pvp
Emulsion StabilisingVp/Va Copolymer
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Laurtrimonium Chloride
Emulsifying
Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17
Skin Conditioning
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Diamond Powder
Abrasive
Water, Alcohol Denat., Pvp, Vp/Va Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Carbomer, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Laurtrimonium Chloride, Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17, Benzoic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Diamond Powder
Water
Skin ConditioningCera Alba
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Euphorbia Cerifera Wax
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Galactoarabinan
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingPullulan
Hectorite
AbsorbentSorbitol
Humectant
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantTrehalose
Humectant
P-Anisic Acid
Masking
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Levulinic Acid
Perfuming
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningPotassium Stearate
CleansingStearoyl Glutamic Acid
CleansingCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Cera Alba, Glycerin, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax, Stearic Acid, Galactoarabinan, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Pullulan, Hectorite, Sorbitol, Acacia Senegal Gum, Xanthan Gum, Coco-Glucoside, Mica, Trehalose, P-Anisic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glyceryl Stearate, Levulinic Acid, Sodium Levulinate, Potassium Stearate, Stearoyl Glutamic Acid, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499
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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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