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Water
Skin ConditioningPropolis Extract
Skin ConditioningHoney Extract
HumectantRoyal Jelly Extract
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantAlcohol
AntimicrobialPentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingDipropylene Glycol
HumectantCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientPolyglyceryl-10 Dipalmitate
EmollientSqualane
EmollientDiisostearyl Malate
EmollientHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingBetaine
HumectantCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningBehenyl Alcohol
EmollientCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientArginine
MaskingGlycerin
HumectantAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin ConditioningCitrus Tangerina Peel Oil
MaskingSorbitan Isostearate
EmulsifyingCitrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
MaskingDisodium EDTA
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
MaskingLactobacillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces Ferment
Skin ConditioningBoswellia Carterii Oil
MaskingHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Oil
MaskingCitrus Limon Peel Oil
MaskingRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
MaskingEucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
PerfumingCananga Odorata Flower Oil
MaskingCinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Oil
MaskingCholesterol
EmollientOleic Acid
EmollientLimonene
PerfumingWater, Propolis Extract, Honey Extract, Royal Jelly Extract, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dipropylene Glycol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Polyglyceryl-10 Dipalmitate, Squalane, Diisostearyl Malate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Betaine, Cyclopentasiloxane, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Behenyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Arginine, Glycerin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Citrus Tangerina Peel Oil, Sorbitan Isostearate, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Disodium EDTA, Xanthan Gum, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Lactobacillus Ferment, Saccharomyces Ferment, Boswellia Carterii Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ceramide NP, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Oil, Cholesterol, Oleic Acid, Limonene
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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