What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Octyldodecyl Myristate
EmollientCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Behenyl Behenate
EmollientBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Hippophae Rhamnoides Seed Oil
Skin Protecting
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPolyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingEuphorbia Cerifera Wax
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Linalool
Perfuming
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Octyldodecyl Myristate, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate, Behenyl Behenate, Behenyl Alcohol, Parfum, Linoleic Acid, Phospholipids, Phytosterols, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ceramide NP, Ceramide As, Ceramide Ns, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide AP, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Limonene
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Mandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Xylityl Sesquicaprylate
Antimicrobial
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Phytate
Benzoic Acid
Masking
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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!
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