What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingGuar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Adansonia Digitata Oil
Emollient
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Chloride
MaskingWater, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Decyl Glucoside, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Adansonia Digitata Oil, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride
Potassium Cocoate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Pinus Elliottii Extract
Pinus Pinea Kernel Extract
Skin ConditioningMagnesium Chloride
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Urtica Dioica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningTaraxacum Officinale Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningTrifolium Pratense Flower Extract
AstringentAcetic Acid
BufferingLathyrus Odoratus Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Cocoate, Glycerin, Pinus Elliottii Extract, Pinus Pinea Kernel Extract, Magnesium Chloride, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Urtica Dioica Leaf Extract, Taraxacum Officinale Leaf Extract, Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract, Acetic Acid, Lathyrus Odoratus Flower Extract, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum
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.
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