What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPhenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantEthylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Butyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Methyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate
Emollient
Stearyl Dimethicone
Emollient
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingVp/Hexadecene Copolymer
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSorbitan Sesquioleate
Emulsifying
Silica
Abrasive
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Lauryl PEG-10 Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientBenzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresol
UV AbsorberCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Phenyl Trimethicone, Mica, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Glycerin, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Butylene Glycol, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Niacinamide, Methyl Trimethicone, Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate, Stearyl Dimethicone, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Chloride, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Silica, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Lauryl PEG-10 Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone, Stearic Acid, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide, Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresol, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, CI 77891
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Ci 77891 is a white pigment from Titanium dioxide. It is naturally found in minerals such as rutile and ilmenite.
It's main function is to add a white color to cosmetics. It can also be mixed with other colors to create different shades.
Ci 77891 is commonly found in sunscreens due to its ability to block UV rays.
Learn more about CI 77891Glycerin (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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