What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Dimethyl Isosorbide
SolventGlycerin
Humectant
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate
Skin Conditioning
Beta Vulgaris Root Extract
Skin ConditioningFructooligosaccharides
Humectant
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Isohexadecane
EmollientPEG-40 Stearate
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Steareth-2
EmulsifyingSteareth-21
CleansingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Dimethicone, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Glycerin, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate, Beta Vulgaris Root Extract, Fructooligosaccharides, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Tocopheryl Acetate, Dimethiconol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Isohexadecane, PEG-40 Stearate, Cetearyl Methicone, Steareth-2, Steareth-21, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Benzoate
Water
Skin ConditioningMalus Domestica Fruit Water
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Retinal
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Punica Granatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
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
