What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
PEG-6
HumectantPEG-32
HumectantPEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantSericin
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientAlcohol Denat.
AntimicrobialDimethicone
EmollientHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
HumectantPEG-5 Glyceryl Stearate
EmulsifyingBehenyl Alcohol
EmollientPEG-400
Emulsion StabilisingPetrolatum
EmollientStearic Acid
CleansingIsostearic Acid
CleansingBehenic Acid
CleansingGlyceryl Diisostearate
EmollientCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingPolyvinyl Alcohol
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Sulfite
PreservativeCitric Acid
BufferingSorbic Acid
PreservativePhenoxyethanol
PreservativePEG-6, PEG-32, PEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sericin, Glycerin, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Alcohol Denat., Dimethicone, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, PEG-5 Glyceryl Stearate, Behenyl Alcohol, PEG-400, Petrolatum, Stearic Acid, Isostearic Acid, Behenic Acid, Glyceryl Diisostearate, Carbomer, Potassium Hydroxide, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Sulfite, Citric Acid, Sorbic Acid, Phenoxyethanol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Disodium EDTA is a chelating agent. It grabs onto and deactivates metal ions that sneak into your products from water, packaging, or air.
This ingredient mainly works behind the scenes and helps with:
On top of that, this ingredient can counteract the effects of hard water by binding to the minerals in it.
One thing worth knowing is that Disodium EDTA has been shown to be a mild penetration enhancer. It can help other ingredients absorb into skin more effectively which can be a double-edged sword (great for actives, but can also make the active too strong if you have sensitive skin).
Clinical patch testing showed no significant skin irritation at typical use concentrations and minimal dermal absorption.
You'll most likely see this ingredient near the end of an ingredient list. It's typically found in concentrations less than 1%.
Learn more about Disodium EDTAGlycerin (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 Glycerin