What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGalactomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycereth-26
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Canola Oil
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin Conditioning
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningDiospyros Kaki Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces/Imperata Cylindrica Root Ferment Extract
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Butylphenyl Methylpropional
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Glycereth-26, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Canola Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Adenosine, Lactobacillus, Diospyros Kaki Fruit Extract, Saccharomyces/Imperata Cylindrica Root Ferment Extract, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Allantoin, Parfum, Citronellol, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Hydroxycitronellal, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Limonene, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningKaolin
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningMagnesium Aluminum Silicate
Absorbent
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Isopropyl Myristate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Triethyl Citrate
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Salicylate
Preservative
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingBenzoic Acid
Masking
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Phytate
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Kaolin, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Extract, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Isopropyl Myristate, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Triethyl Citrate, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Salicylate, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Benzoic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lactic Acid, Sodium Phytate, 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 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 Water
