What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantGlycolic Acid
BufferingHamamelis Virginiana Water
AstringentPoloxamer 184
EmulsifyingDipropylene Glycol
HumectantPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
EmulsifyingBenzyl Alcohol
PerfumingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingAlcohol
AntimicrobialSodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingUrea
BufferingSodium Chloride
MaskingParfum
MaskingDehydroacetic Acid
PreservativeDisodium EDTA
Glycerin
HumectantPanax Ginseng Root Extract
EmollientAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningCoumarin
PerfumingLinalool
PerfumingBenzyl Salicylate
PerfumingButylphenyl Methylpropional
PerfumingSodium Benzoate
MaskingCitronellol
PerfumingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeCI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Butylene Glycol, Glycolic Acid, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Poloxamer 184, Dipropylene Glycol, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Hydroxide, Alcohol, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Urea, Sodium Chloride, Parfum, Dehydroacetic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Glycerin, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Coumarin, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Sodium Benzoate, Citronellol, Potassium Sorbate, CI 15985
Salicylic Acid 0.5%
MaskingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Water
MaskingSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantSnail Secretion Filtrate
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningZanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPulsatilla Koreana Extract
Skin ConditioningUsnea Barbata Extract
Polysorbate 20
EmulsifyingArginine
MaskingAlthaea Rosea Root Extract
HumectantAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
EmollientAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningBeta-Glucan
Skin ConditioningPolyglutamic Acid
Skin ConditioningAspalathus Linearis Extract
Skin ConditioningPortulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin ConditioningPsidium Guajava Fruit Extract
AstringentSalicylic Acid 0.5%, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Usnea Barbata Extract, Polysorbate 20, Arginine, Althaea Rosea Root Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Beta-Glucan, Polyglutamic Acid, Aspalathus Linearis Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract
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Ingredients Explained
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Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceGlycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about Glycerin