What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningParaffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ceteareth-20
CleansingCetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPectin
Emulsion StabilisingHydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Skin ConditioningSerine
Masking
Arginine
Masking
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Rhododendron Ferrugineum Leaf Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningIsomalt
HumectantLecithin
Emollient
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Triethanolamine
BufferingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingBHT
Antioxidant
Water, Paraffinum Liquidum, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Cetyl Palmitate, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Xanthan Gum, Pectin, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Serine, Arginine, Proline, Disodium EDTA, Octyldodecanol, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Propylene Glycol, Rhododendron Ferrugineum Leaf Cell Culture Extract, Isomalt, Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate, Lactic Acid, Ubiquinone, Panthenol, Caffeine, Allantoin, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Triethanolamine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, BHT
Water
Skin ConditioningOctyldodecanol
Emollient
Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
Emollient
Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
C12-16 Alcohols
EmollientPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Methylparaben
Preservative
Diazolidinyl Urea
Preservative
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Octyldodecanol, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil, Squalane, Cetyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin, C12-16 Alcohols, Palmitic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Methylparaben, Diazolidinyl Urea, Ethylparaben, Sodium Hydroxide
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 GlycerinOctyldodecanol is a fatty alcohol sourced from plant oils like coconut or palm (or made synthetically).
It is:
You'll likely see this in many BHA products because this is the go-to solvent for salicylic acid.
This ingredient is typically used at levels between 2-20%.
Regarding fungal acne:
In 2019, this ingredient was tested against multiple Malassezia species (the yeast that causes fungal acne) and showed no growth.
Water. 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
