What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin Conditioning
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Euphorbia Cerifera Wax
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningMangifera Indica Seed Butter
Skin Conditioning
Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Tanacetum Annuum Flower Oil
Masking
Jasminum Officinale Flower Extract
Masking
Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emollient
Copernicia Cerifera Wax
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialButyrospermum Parkii Butter, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Water, Mangifera Indica Seed Butter, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Glycerin, Tanacetum Annuum Flower Oil, Jasminum Officinale Flower Extract, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Anisate
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Lavandula Hybrida Oil
Emollient
Cananga Odorata Flower Oil
Masking
Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Linalool
Perfuming
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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