What's inside
What's inside
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Fomes Officinalis Extract
Skin ProtectingDisodium EDTA
PEG-10 Sunflower Glycerides
EmollientMenthol
Masking
Camellia Oleifera Seed Extract
AstringentSalix Nigra Bark Extract
Skin ProtectingHamamelis Virginiana Extract
Antiseborrhoeic
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Tilia Cordata Flower Extract
Skin Conditioning
Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract
Astringent
Chamomilla Recutita Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hypericum Perforatum Extract
AntimicrobialCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat., PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Fomes Officinalis Extract, Disodium EDTA, PEG-10 Sunflower Glycerides, Menthol, Camellia Oleifera Seed Extract, Salix Nigra Bark Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Propylene Glycol, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Tilia Cordata Flower Extract, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Extract, Hypericum Perforatum Extract, CI 42090
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
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!
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