What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Pullulan
Collagen
Moisturising
Nannochloropsis Oculata Extract
HumectantBiosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Gleditsia Triacanthos Seed Extract
Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
Perfuming
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Glyceryl Caprate
EmollientPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Water, Propylene Glycol, Betaine, Pentylene Glycol, Pullulan, Collagen, Nannochloropsis Oculata Extract, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Gleditsia Triacanthos Seed Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Glycerin, Carbomer, Sodium Gluconate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Glyceryl Caprate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Ethylhexyl Salicylate
UV Absorber
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Homosalate
Skin Conditioning
Tapioca Starch
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Octocrylene
UV Absorber
Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
Absorbent
Acetyl Glucosamine
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
PEG-4
HumectantIsohexadecane
EmollientDimethiconol
Emollient
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Sodium PEG-7 Olive Oil Carboxylate
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
PEG-4 Laurate
Emulsifying
PEG-4 Dilaurate
Emulsifying
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPolyethylene
Abrasive
PEG-100 Stearate
Ammonium Polyacrylate
StabilisingTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Nylon-12
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Methylparaben
Preservative
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
CI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCaramel
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Niacinamide, Homosalate, Tapioca Starch, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Octocrylene, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Acetyl Glucosamine, Dimethicone, Stearyl Alcohol, Panthenol, Cetyl Alcohol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Allantoin, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, PEG-4, Isohexadecane, Dimethiconol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Cetearyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 60, Sodium PEG-7 Olive Oil Carboxylate, Sorbitan Isostearate, PEG-4 Laurate, PEG-4 Dilaurate, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol, Disodium EDTA, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Polyethylene, PEG-100 Stearate, Ammonium Polyacrylate, Titanium Dioxide, Nylon-12, Benzyl Alcohol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Parfum, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Limonene, CI 77492, Caramel
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!
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