What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Fragaria Ananassa Seed Oil
Antioxidant
Water
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-2 Stearate
Emulsifying
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Punica Granatum Extract
AstringentCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract
Emulsion Stabilising
Vigna Aconitifolia Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningAesculus Hippocastanum Extract
Antioxidant
Tripeptide-29
Skin Conditioning
Hexapeptide-11
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus/Portulaca Oleracea Ferment Extract
Antioxidant
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Glycosphingolipids
EmollientTetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Propanediol
Solvent
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningRosmarinus Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialClitoria Ternatea Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Fragaria Ananassa Seed Oil, Water, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Punica Granatum Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract, Vigna Aconitifolia Seed Extract, Aesculus Hippocastanum Extract, Tripeptide-29, Hexapeptide-11, Lactobacillus/Portulaca Oleracea Ferment Extract, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Glycosphingolipids, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Benzyl Alcohol, Propanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract, Clitoria Ternatea Flower Extract, Xanthan Gum
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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!
Learn more about Water
