What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Water
MaskingCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Honey
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Sarcosinate
Cleansing
Carica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningHamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract
AstringentPolyglycerin-6
HumectantAzelaic Acid
Buffering
Glycine
Buffering
Potassium Benzoate
Preservative
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGuar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningSodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Amara Peel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Oil
Emollient
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Honey, Sodium Cocoyl Sarcosinate, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Centella Asiatica Extract, Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract, Polyglycerin-6, Azelaic Acid, Glycine, Potassium Benzoate, Xanthan Gum, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Sodium Gluconate, Citrus Aurantium Amara Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Oil
Alternatives
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!
Learn more about Water
