What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Distarch Phosphate
AbsorbentPropanediol
Solvent
Oleic Acid
Emollient
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingSorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Punica Granatum Seed Oil
Emollient
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Xylityl Sesquicaprylate
Antimicrobial
Cetearyl Olivate
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Aminomethyl Propanol
BufferingIron Oxides
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Algin
Masking
Glyceryl Undecylenate
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Bentonite
Absorbent
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCaffeine
Skin Conditioning
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77163
Cosmetic Colorant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Calcium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingResveratrol
Antioxidant
Sodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Distarch Phosphate, Propanediol, Oleic Acid, Sclerotium Gum, Sorbitan Olivate, Punica Granatum Seed Oil, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Xylityl Sesquicaprylate, Cetearyl Olivate, Sodium Benzoate, Decyl Glucoside, Linoleic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Bisabolol, Lauryl Glucoside, Tocopherol, Hyaluronic Acid, Aminomethyl Propanol, Iron Oxides, Anhydroxylitol, Algin, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Bentonite, Glyceryl Caprylate, Caffeine, Mica, CI 77163, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Calcium Citrate, Citric Acid, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Resveratrol, Sodium Metabisulfite
Water
Skin ConditioningAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Croscarmellose
Gel FormingPEG-12 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Imidazolidinyl Urea
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Triethanolamine
BufferingPullulan
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
PEG-12 Allyl Ether
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-12
HumectantDisodium EDTA
Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningMalpighia Emarginata Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Water, Ascorbic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Croscarmellose, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Polysorbate 20, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Phenoxyethanol, Triethanolamine, Pullulan, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, PEG-12 Allyl Ether, Propylene Glycol, PEG-12, Disodium EDTA, Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract, Malpighia Emarginata Fruit Extract, Parfum, Limonene, Benzyl 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
