What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Potassium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Oat Protein
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingCorn Starch Modified
AbsorbentHydrated Silica
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
DMDM Hydantoin
Preservative
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Potassium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Oat Protein, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Corn Starch Modified, Hydrated Silica, Glycerin, Salicylic Acid, Niacinamide, Centella Asiatica Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Ceramide NP, DMDM Hydantoin, Panthenol, Allantoin
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Triethanolamine
BufferingMandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Dimethyl Lauramine Oleate
Skin ConditioningAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningAnanas Sativus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCarica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
PEG-60 Almond Glycerides
Emulsifying
Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid
Antioxidant
Oleanolic Acid
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Water, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Polysorbate 20, Triethanolamine, Mandelic Acid, Dimethyl Lauramine Oleate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, PEG-60 Almond Glycerides, Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid, Oleanolic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Retinyl Palmitate, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Benzoic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Sorbic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Disodium EDTA
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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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