What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Arnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Trideceth-6
EmulsifyingDimethiconol
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion Stabilising
PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
DMDM Hydantoin
Preservative
Laureth-23
Cleansing
Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Laureth-4
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Sodium Polyacrylate, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Trideceth-6, Dimethiconol, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, DMDM Hydantoin, Laureth-23, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Laureth-4, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ascorbyl Palmitate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil
Emollient
Hydrogenated Farnesene
EmollientSorbitan Caprylate
EmulsifyingPropanediol
Solvent
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientGlyceryl Undecylenate
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Glycerin, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Sodium Polyacrylate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Panthenol, Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Farnesene, Sorbitan Caprylate, Propanediol, Benzoic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil, Citric Acid
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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 GlycerinSodium Polyacrylate is the sodium salt of polyacrylic acid. It is used as an absorber, emollient, and stabilizer.
This ingredient is a super-absorbent polymer - meaning it can absorb 100 to 1000 times its mass in water. As an emollient, Sodium Polyacrylate helps soften and soothe skin. Emollients work by creating a barrier to trap moisture in. This helps keep your skin hydrated.
Water. 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
