What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil
Emollient
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Parfum
Masking
Water, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Panthenol, Allantoin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Parfum
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Sorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Citrus Grandis Seed Oil
Emollient
Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Menthol
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Sorbitan Oleate, Polysorbate 20, Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Citrus Grandis Seed Oil, Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Glycine Soja Oil, Tocopherol, Glycerin, Menthol, Water
Alternatives
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
