What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Succinic Acid
BufferingBehentrimonium Chloride
Preservative
Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water
MaskingCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Cetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Isopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningDMDM Hydantoin
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSaccharum Officinarum Extract
Moisturising1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantAcer Saccharum Extract
Skin ConditioningPvm/Ma Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingWater, Glycerin, Gluconolactone, Succinic Acid, Behentrimonium Chloride, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Phenoxyethanol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Centella Asiatica Extract, Lactic Acid, Cetrimonium Chloride, Allantoin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Isopropyl Alcohol, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, DMDM Hydantoin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Acer Saccharum Extract, Pvm/Ma Copolymer
Water
Skin ConditioningLactobionic Acid
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Baicalin
Antioxidant
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Enteromorpha Compressa Extract
Skin ProtectingSilybum Marianum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningOcimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Astaxanthin
Skin Conditioning
Water, Lactobionic Acid, Glycerin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Propanediol, Baicalin, Chlorphenesin, Enteromorpha Compressa Extract, Silybum Marianum Fruit Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Xanthan Gum, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Potassium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Astaxanthin
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
