What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantDipropylene Glycol
HumectantCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientSilica
AbrasiveBehenyl Alcohol
EmollientPentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
EmollientHydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientTranexamic Acid
AstringentErythritol
HumectantTrehalose
HumectantXylitol
HumectantPEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether
Skin ConditioningBeheneth-20
EmulsifyingDimethicone
EmollientPetrolatum
EmollientCopernicia Cerifera Wax
Hydrogenated Palm Oil
EmollientBatyl Alcohol
EmollientPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeDimethylacrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Crosspolymer
Trimethylsiloxysilicate
EmollientElaeis Guineensis Kernel Oil
EmollientElaeis Guineensis Oil
EmollientPEG-6
HumectantPEG-32
HumectantHydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientSodium Citrate
BufferingSodium Metaphosphate
BufferingSuccinoglycan
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
HumectantCitric Acid
BufferingSodium Metabisulfite
AntioxidantOlea Europaea Leaf Extract
PerfumingSaccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate
Skin ConditioningArtemisia Princeps Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
AntioxidantWater, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Silica, Behenyl Alcohol, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Tranexamic Acid, Erythritol, Trehalose, Xylitol, PEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether, Beheneth-20, Dimethicone, Petrolatum, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Batyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethylacrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Crosspolymer, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Elaeis Guineensis Kernel Oil, Elaeis Guineensis Oil, PEG-6, PEG-32, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Metaphosphate, Succinoglycan, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Citric Acid, Sodium Metabisulfite, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate, Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningIsopentyldiol
HumectantCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientOctyldodecanol
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingDicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientPolyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
EmulsifyingCetearyl Olivate
C12-16 Alcohols
Emollient1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Olivate
EmulsifyingEctoin 1%
Skin ConditioningMacadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
EmollientMethyl Trimethicone
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingPalmitic Acid
EmollientAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningMicrocrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentVinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Disodium EDTA
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin ConditioningCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
MaskingSqualane
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientCholesterol
EmollientCeramide As
Skin ConditioningCeramide AP
Skin ConditioningCeramide Ns
Skin ConditioningPhytosphingosine
Skin ConditioningCeramide EOP
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Isopentyldiol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Octyldodecanol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Cetearyl Olivate, C12-16 Alcohols, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sorbitan Olivate, Ectoin 1%, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Methyl Trimethicone, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Palmitic Acid, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Disodium EDTA, Xanthan Gum, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Cellulose Gum, Ceramide NP, Dipropylene Glycol, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Squalane, Glyceryl Stearate, Cholesterol, Ceramide As, Ceramide AP, Ceramide Ns, Phytosphingosine, Ceramide EOP
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Dipropylene Glycol is a synthetically created humectant, stabilizer, and solvent.
This ingredient helps:
Dipropylene glycol is technically an alcohol, but it belongs to the glycol family (often considered part of the ‘good’ alcohols). This means it is hydrating and gentle on skin unlike drying solvent alcohols like denatured alcohol.
As a masking agent, Dipropylene Glycol can be used to cover the smell of other ingredients. However, it does not have a scent.
Studies show Dipropylene Glycol is considered safe to use in skincare.
Learn more about Dipropylene GlycolGlycerin (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