What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningTriheptanoin
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Di-PPG-2 Myreth-10 Adipate
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract
Skin ConditioningPhysalis Pubescens Fruit Juice
Skin ConditioningRhus Verniciflua Peel Cera
EmollientLecithin
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum
AbsorbentCaesalpinia Spinosa Gum
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycine Soja Sterols
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Polyacrylate-13
Polyisobutene
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate
Emollient
Aminomethyl Propanol
BufferingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
BHA
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Water, Triheptanoin, Glycerin, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Di-PPG-2 Myreth-10 Adipate, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Alcohol, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Behenyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract, Physalis Pubescens Fruit Juice, Rhus Verniciflua Peel Cera, Lecithin, Hydrolyzed Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycine Soja Sterols, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Hydroxyacetophenone, Polyacrylate-13, Polyisobutene, Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Isostearate, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, Aminomethyl Propanol, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, BHA, Disodium EDTA
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxypropylphosphate Laurylglucoside Crosspolymer
CleansingSodium Grapeseedamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Opuntia Ficus-Indica Flower Extract
Abrasive
Protium Heptaphyllum Resin
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Arnica Montana Extract
Skin ConditioningTetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Water, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate, Glycerin, Sodium Hydroxypropylphosphate Laurylglucoside Crosspolymer, Sodium Grapeseedamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Hydrolyzed Opuntia Ficus-Indica Flower Extract, Protium Heptaphyllum Resin, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Niacinamide, Sorbic Acid, Arnica Montana Extract, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
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!
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