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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract
Emulsion Stabilising
Santalum Album Extract
CleansingPrunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCucumis Melo Cantalupensis Fruit Extract
AstringentButter Extract
Emollient
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Peel Extract
EmollientAnanas Sativus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Grandis Fruit Extract
Astringent
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Passiflora Incarnata Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningRubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentCoffea Arabica Seed Extract
Masking
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Rose Extract
Skin ConditioningCananga Odorata Flower Extract
Perfuming
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Allantoin, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract, Santalum Album Extract, Prunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract, Cucumis Melo Cantalupensis Fruit Extract, Butter Extract, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Seed Extract, Citrus Limon Peel Extract, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Citrus Grandis Fruit Extract, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Passiflora Incarnata Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Rose Extract, Cananga Odorata Flower Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide
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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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