What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
No concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
PEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingErythritol
Humectant
Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingUlmus Davidiana Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Fragaria Ananassa Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
PEG-400
Emulsion StabilisingPPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24
EmulsifyingSodium Metaphosphate
BufferingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, PEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Erythritol, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Xanthan Gum, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Fragaria Ananassa Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium PCA, PEG-400, PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24, Sodium Metaphosphate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Potassium Hydroxide, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylyl Glucoside
CleansingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCaesalpinia Spinosa Gum
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSorbic Acid
Preservative
Nitrogen
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
