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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Snail Secretion Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Niacinamide
Smoothing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Malt Extract
Skin ProtectingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Brassica Oleracea Capitata Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningRosa Rugosa Leaf Extract
HumectantAchillea Millefolium Extract
CleansingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Smilax Medica Root Extract
TonicZingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Sea Water Extract
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Tropaeolum Majus Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningAroma
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Malt Extract, Panthenol, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Polyacrylate, Allantoin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Adenosine, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract, Brassica Oleracea Capitata Leaf Extract, Rosa Rugosa Leaf Extract, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Smilax Medica Root Extract, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Sea Water Extract, Oryza Sativa Extract, Tropaeolum Majus Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Aroma, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool
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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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