What's inside
What's inside
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Steartrimonium Methosulfate
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingIsopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Distearyldimonium Chloride
Limonene
Perfuming
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Brassica Oleracea Italica Extract
AstringentAnthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Borago Officinalis Extract
Emollient
Brassica Oleracea Gemmifera Extract
AstringentHelianthus Annuus Extract
Emollient
Fragaria Vesca Leaf Extract
AstringentPhyllanthus Emblica Extract
Skin ConditioningLinalool
Perfuming
Sodium Chloride
MaskingMelia Azadirachta Extract
Skin ConditioningPolyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Water, Glycerin, Steartrimonium Methosulfate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Isopropyl Alcohol, Distearyldimonium Chloride, Limonene, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Brassica Oleracea Italica Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Parfum, Borago Officinalis Extract, Brassica Oleracea Gemmifera Extract, Helianthus Annuus Extract, Fragaria Vesca Leaf Extract, Phyllanthus Emblica Extract, Linalool, Sodium Chloride, Melia Azadirachta Extract, Polyquaternium-51, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA
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
