What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Tricaprylin
Perfuming
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Betula Alba Juice
AstringentPropanediol
Solvent
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Retinoyl Hyaluronate
Zinc Hydrolyzed Hyaluronate
HumectantAscorbylpropyl Hydrolyzed Hyaluronate
HumectantAscorbyl Propyl Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate
HumectantPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Tricaprylin, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Betula Alba Juice, Propanediol, Lactic Acid, Panthenol, Sodium Levulinate, Potassium Sorbate, Allantoin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Potassium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Retinoyl Hyaluronate, Zinc Hydrolyzed Hyaluronate, Ascorbylpropyl Hydrolyzed Hyaluronate, Ascorbyl Propyl Hyaluronate, Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate, Pentylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Gluconate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Acrylates Copolymer
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Polybutene
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Citric Acid
Buffering
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Sodium Chloride
MaskingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Myristic Acid, Lauric Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Acrylates Copolymer, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Polybutene, CI 77891, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Citric Acid, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Palmitic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Stearic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Salicylate, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum
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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
