What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Colloidal Oatmeal 1%
Absorbent
Water
Skin ConditioningVegetable Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate
Emulsifying
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Caprylyl Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Jojoba Oil/Macadamia Seed Oil Esters
Skin Conditioning
Annona Cherimola Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Wax
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Bran Extract
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Squalene
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Extract
Emollient
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialPhytosteryl Macadamiate
Skin Conditioning
Amylopectin
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Lecithin
Emollient
Acetyl Glutamine
Skin ConditioningLithothamnion Calcareum Extract
Skin ConditioningFolic Acid
Skin ConditioningBacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningOligopeptide-3
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Oligopeptide-2
Skin Conditioning
Oligopeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Hexapeptide-11
Skin Conditioning
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Citric Acid
Buffering
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Citrate
BufferingPropanediol
Solvent
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Phenylpropanol
Masking
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Colloidal Oatmeal 1%, Water, Vegetable Oil, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Caprylyl Caprylate/Caprate, Jojoba Oil/Macadamia Seed Oil Esters, Annona Cherimola Fruit Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Squalene, Helianthus Annuus Extract, Allantoin, Tocopherol, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Amylopectin, Phytosterols, Lecithin, Acetyl Glutamine, Lithothamnion Calcareum Extract, Folic Acid, Bacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Oligopeptide-3, Sodium Hyaluronate, Oligopeptide-2, Oligopeptide-1, Hexapeptide-11, Lactic Acid, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Ceramide EOP, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Citrate, Propanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Phenylpropanol, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Benzoate, Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol
Colloidal Oatmeal 1%
Absorbent
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Distearyldimonium Chloride
Petrolatum
Emollient
Isopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Avena Sativa Kernel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Steareth-20
CleansingBenzalkonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingAvena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
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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.
Ceramide NP (formerly known as Ceramide 3) is one of the skin's naturally occurring lipids.
Since ceramides are the major lipid components of the skin, they are crucial for maintaining skin barrier and hydration. Ceramide NP most closely mirrors the dominant kind in human skin amongst ceramide subtypes.
This ceramide works by slotting into gaps within the stratum corneum's lipid matrix to limit trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) and shield the skin against external irritants.
A study with 312 patients found that using a ceramide-containing routine for 4 weeks reduced the severity of atopic dermatitis by over 61%.
Another clinical study in subjects aged 60 and older found that a ceramide body wash and moisturizer improved skin dryness and itchy skin in 15 days.
Overall, ceramides are considered non-irritating and safety tests have found little to no observable adverse effects from using this ingredient.
Ceramide NP is usually sourced from plants (like soybean or rice bran), or produced synthetically.
Learn more about Ceramide NPAccording to INCI standards, this ingredient refers to the physical ground up oatmeal. If you are looking for colloidal oatmeal in skincare, you'll most likely see Avena Sativa Kernel Extract on your ingredient list.
Physical colloidal oatmeal is an abrasive meaning it provides physical exfoliation.
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
