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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
CleansingVinegar
Phenoxyethanol
PreservativeHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientLavandula Angustifolia Flower Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Water
MaskingLactic Acid
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
BufferingPropanediol
SolventLavandula Hybrida Oil
EmollientCitrus Grandis Seed Extract
AstringentAsparagus Racemosus Root Extract
AntimicrobialAlthaea Officinalis Root Extract
Skin ConditioningAllium Sativum Bulb Extract
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
MaskingSodium Chloride
MaskingGlycerin
HumectantPropylene Glycol
HumectantPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
MaskingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeTocopherol
AntioxidantCitronellol
PerfumingGeraniol
PerfumingLimonene
PerfumingLinalool
PerfumingWater, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Vinegar, Phenoxyethanol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Water, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Lactic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid, Propanediol, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Citrus Grandis Seed Extract, Asparagus Racemosus Root Extract, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Allium Sativum Bulb Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Sodium Chloride, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Tocopherol, Citronellol, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool
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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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