What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingC12-15 Pareth-12
EmulsifyingMalic Acid
Buffering
Tartaric Acid
Buffering
Lactobacillus/Rye Flour Ferment
Skin ConditioningBacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Mel
EmollientSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Glycine Soja Protein
EmulsifyingLecithin
Emollient
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Sphingolipids
Emollient
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Calcium Chloride
AstringentPotassium Phosphate
BufferingParfum
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Sulfate
CI 47005
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Panthenol, Glycolic Acid, Glycerin, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, C12-15 Pareth-12, Malic Acid, Tartaric Acid, Lactobacillus/Rye Flour Ferment, Bacillus Ferment, Mel, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Hyaluronic Acid, Glycine Soja Protein, Lecithin, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Sphingolipids, Dehydroacetic Acid, Propylene Glycol, Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Allantoin, Phospholipids, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Calcium Chloride, Potassium Phosphate, Parfum, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Sulfate, CI 47005, 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 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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