What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Flower Extract
HumectantCocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Triolein
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxystearic Acid
Cleansing
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Phytate
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Stearic Acid, Niacinamide, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Flower Extract, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Triolein, Hydroxystearic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Phytate, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Caprylyl Glyceryl Ether
CleansingGlyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Polyglutamic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Water, Panthenol, Propanediol, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Glycerin, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Glyceryl Glucoside, Caprylyl Glyceryl Ether, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polyglutamic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Beta-Glucan, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
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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 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
