What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Buteth-3
SolventHydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningPvp
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Benzotriazolyl Butylphenol Sulfonate
UV AbsorberEthylhexyl Cocoate
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Parfum
Masking
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Silica
Abrasive
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Tributyl Citrate
SolventDimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Citronellol
Perfuming
Water, Butylene Glycol, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Mica, Glycerin, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Cyclopentasiloxane, Buteth-3, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Pvp, Sodium Benzotriazolyl Butylphenol Sulfonate, Ethylhexyl Cocoate, Disodium EDTA, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Parfum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dehydroacetic Acid, Silica, Dimethiconol, Propylene Glycol, Tributyl Citrate, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate, Citronellol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAscorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Withania Somnifera Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningDaucus Carota Sativa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Propanediol
Solvent
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Xanthan Gum, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Withania Somnifera Root Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Lactic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Propanediol, Sodium Benzoate
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
