What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
C13-15 Alkane
SolventPEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Camellia Japonica Seed Oil
Emollient
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Isobornyl Acetate
Masking
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Fucus Vesiculosus Extract
Emollient
Triticum Vulgare Bran Extract
Skin ConditioningSalicylic Acid
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Parfum
Masking
BHT
Antioxidant
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Paraffinum Liquidum, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, C13-15 Alkane, PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Bisabolol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Water, Glycine Soja Oil, Glycerin, Persea Gratissima Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Isobornyl Acetate, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Triticum Vulgare Bran Extract, Salicylic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Parfum, BHT, Linoleic Acid, Tocopherol
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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 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!
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