What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialCyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCitric Acid
Buffering
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Potassium Hydroxide, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Glycerin, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum, Citric Acid, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Leaf Water
Skin Conditioning
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantAcrylates Copolymer
Propanediol
Solvent
Isopentyldiol
Humectant
Sodium Dna
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Salmon Egg Extract
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water
Masking
Coptis Japonica Root Extract
Skin ConditioningGardenia Florida Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningTheobroma Cacao Extract
Skin ConditioningSilybum Marianum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPersea Gratissima Fruit Extract
EmollientAllium Cepa Bulb Extract
Skin Conditioning
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Dextrin
AbsorbentPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPotassium Cocoate
Emulsifying
Methylglucamine
Potassium Benzoate
Preservative
C12-14 Alketh-12
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Centella Asiatica Leaf Water, Coco-Betaine, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Dipropylene Glycol, Acrylates Copolymer, Propanediol, Isopentyldiol, Sodium Dna, Madecassoside, Salmon Egg Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Theobroma Cacao Extract, Silybum Marianum Seed Extract, Persea Gratissima Fruit Extract, Allium Cepa Bulb Extract, Maltodextrin, Dextrin, Pentylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Cocoate, Methylglucamine, Potassium Benzoate, C12-14 Alketh-12, Parfum, 1,2-Hexanediol
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
