What's inside
What's inside
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Iris Florentina Root Extract
MaskingMacadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
Emollient
Epigallocatechin Gallate
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientTrideceth-6
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
PPG-2 Myristyl Ether Propionate
Emollient
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
C12-15 Alkyl Lactate
EmollientPolyquaternium-11
Disodium EDTA
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Sodium Polyacrylate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Iris Florentina Root Extract, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Epigallocatechin Gallate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Trideceth-6, Sodium Hyaluronate, Squalane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, PPG-2 Myristyl Ether Propionate, Alcohol, Allantoin, Propanediol, C12-15 Alkyl Lactate, Polyquaternium-11, Disodium EDTA, Ethylparaben, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningTheobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Cera Alba
Emollient
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Limonene
Perfuming
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Citronellol
Perfuming
Pelargonium Graveolens Leaf Oil
Geraniol
Perfuming
Citrus Aurantium Sinensis Peel Extract
Skin ConditioningLinalool
Perfuming
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Citral
Perfuming
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Water, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Glycerin, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Cera Alba, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Alcohol Denat., Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Limonene, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Citronellol, Pelargonium Graveolens Leaf Oil, Geraniol, Citrus Aurantium Sinensis Peel Extract, Linalool, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Citral, Citrus Limon Peel Oil
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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