What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Alaninate
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Laureth-4
Emulsifying
Capryloyl Glycine
CleansingUndecylenoyl Glycine
CleansingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Polyquaternium-39
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Water, Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Propanediol, Glycol Distearate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Benzoate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Laureth-4, Capryloyl Glycine, Undecylenoyl Glycine, Panthenol, Polyquaternium-39, Tocopheryl Acetate
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Trideceth Sulfate
Cleansing
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Lauroamphoacetate
CleansingSodium Chloride
MaskingCocamide Mea
Emulsifying
Citric Acid
Buffering
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium PCA
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Colloidal Oatmeal
Absorbent
Arginine
Masking
Water, Sodium Trideceth Sulfate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, Sodium Chloride, Cocamide Mea, Citric Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Sodium PCA, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Potassium Sorbate, Allantoin, Disodium EDTA, Colloidal Oatmeal, Arginine
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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 GlycerinTocopheryl Acetate is AKA Vitamin E. It is an antioxidant and protects your skin from free radicals. Free radicals damage the skin by breaking down collagen.
One study found using Tocopheryl Acetate with Vitamin C decreased the number of sunburned cells.
Tocopheryl Acetate is commonly found in both skincare and dietary supplements.
Learn more about Tocopheryl AcetateWater. 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!
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