What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract 70%
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Methylpropanediol
SolventCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Unshiu Extract
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract 70%, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenyl Trimethicone, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Citrus Unshiu Extract, Butylene Glycol, Adenosine, Sorbitan Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Arginine, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Water, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion Stabilising
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantHdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate
Emollient
Polysilicone-11
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Silica
Abrasive
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Citral
Perfuming
Water
Skin ConditioningHexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitronellol
Perfuming
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Cyclohexasiloxane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Ascorbic Acid, Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Glycerin, Parfum, Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate, Polysilicone-11, Linalool, Limonene, Silica, Benzyl Benzoate, Citral, Water, Hexyl Cinnamal, Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract, Citronellol, CI 77891
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
