What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Tetrasodium EDTA
Sodium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Triethylene Glycol
Masking
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingSaccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Water, PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate, Glycerin, Xanthan Gum, Butylene Glycol, Panthenol, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Triethylene Glycol, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Saccharide Isomerate, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Palmitate
CleansingSodium Stearate
CleansingPotassium Laurate
EmulsifyingSodium Laurate
CleansingCoco-Betaine
Cleansing
Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingSucrose
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Parfum
Masking
Ilex Paraguariensis Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Punica Granatum Extract
AstringentSchisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Tricholoma Matsutake Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Reticulata Peel Oil
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Capsicum Annuum Fruit Powder
Skin ConditioningRosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Fragaria Ananassa Fruit Powder
Skin ConditioningRiboflavin
Cosmetic ColorantCalcium Pantothenate
Inositol
Humectant
Folic Acid
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicCyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningLimonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Glycerin, Water, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Palmitate, Sodium Stearate, Potassium Laurate, Sodium Laurate, Coco-Betaine, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Sucrose, Sorbitol, Decyl Glucoside, Ascorbic Acid, Niacinamide, Stearic Acid, Parfum, Ilex Paraguariensis Leaf Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Tricholoma Matsutake Extract, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citrus Reticulata Peel Oil, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Capsicum Annuum Fruit Powder, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Fragaria Ananassa Fruit Powder, Riboflavin, Calcium Pantothenate, Inositol, Folic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Biotin, Cyanocobalamin, Limonene, Linalool
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
