What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Tetrahydroxypropyl Ethylenediamine
Dimethicone
Emollient
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion Stabilising
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Nylon-12
PEG-12 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Laureth-23
Cleansing
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Laureth-4
Emulsifying
Methylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
BHT
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
C13-14 Isoparaffin
Emollient
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Magnesium Aspartate
Skin ConditioningZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Retinol
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid
Skin ConditioningLaureth-7
EmulsifyingSodium Methylparaben
Preservative
Sodium Propylparaben
Preservative
Sodium Ethylparaben
Preservative
Copper Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Polyacrylamide
BHA
Antioxidant
CI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Tetrahydroxypropyl Ethylenediamine, Dimethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Nylon-12, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Laureth-23, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Parfum, Laureth-4, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Ethylparaben, Potassium Sorbate, Disodium EDTA, Allantoin, BHT, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Polysorbate 20, Magnesium Aspartate, Zinc Gluconate, Bisabolol, Retinol, Ascorbic Acid, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Laureth-7, Sodium Methylparaben, Sodium Propylparaben, Sodium Ethylparaben, Copper Gluconate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Polyacrylamide, BHA, CI 19140
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
PPG-24-Glycereth-24
EmulsifyingEthylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract
Antioxidant
Hydroxyapatite
Abrasive
Hibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningGlucomannan
Skin ConditioningErythritol
Humectant
Glyceryl Oleate Citrate
Emulsifying
Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingTrihydroxystearin
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Water, Propanediol, PPG-24-Glycereth-24, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Hydroxyapatite, Hibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extract, Glucomannan, Erythritol, Glyceryl Oleate Citrate, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Trihydroxystearin, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid
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
