What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Triolein
Skin Conditioning
Ethyl Olivate
Emollient
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAstrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter
Emollient
Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningMadecassoside
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Olea Europaea Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Niacinamide, Propanediol, Glycerin, Triolein, Ethyl Olivate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Gluconate, Madecassoside, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sorbitan Isostearate, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantDimethicone
Emollient
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Nylon-12
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Dimethiconol
Emollient
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
PEG-8
HumectantAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium EDTA
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Hydrangea Macrophylla Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantCI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantParfum
Masking
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Nylon-12, 1,2-Hexanediol, Alcohol Denat., Dimethiconol, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Butylene Glycol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, PEG-8, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Trisodium EDTA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Hydrangea Macrophylla Leaf Extract, CI 42090, CI 15985, CI 19140, Parfum, Benzyl Salicylate, Citral, Citronellol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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
