What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Diisostearyl Malate
EmollientPropanediol
Solvent
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate
EmulsifyingNiacinamide
Smoothing
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
Absorbent
Poria Cocos Extract
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Cyclodextrin
AbsorbentCucumis Melo Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPolyacrylamide
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
C13-14 Isoparaffin
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Polysilicone-11
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGlycine Soja Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Corallina Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Laureth-7
EmulsifyingMyrothamnus Flabellifolia Leaf/Stem Extract
HumectantParfum
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Lecithin
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Skin ConditioningTriethanolamine
BufferingPolyacrylic Acid
Emulsion StabilisingAchillea Millefolium Extract
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Acanthopanax Senticosus Root Extract
Skin ConditioningGentiana Scabra Root Extract
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Lactate
Buffering
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingWater, Cyclopentasiloxane, Diisostearyl Malate, Propanediol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate, Niacinamide, Cyclohexasiloxane, Glyceryl Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Poria Cocos Extract, Cetearyl Glucoside, Sorbitan Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Propylene Glycol, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Caffeine, Cyclodextrin, Cucumis Melo Fruit Extract, Polyacrylamide, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyacetophenone, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Butylene Glycol, Polysilicone-11, Xanthan Gum, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Laureth-7, Myrothamnus Flabellifolia Leaf/Stem Extract, Parfum, Disodium EDTA, Polysorbate 20, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lecithin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Triethanolamine, Polyacrylic Acid, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Acanthopanax Senticosus Root Extract, Gentiana Scabra Root Extract, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Tocopherol, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Lactate, Carbomer
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
