What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHamamelis Virginiana Extract
Antiseborrhoeic
Bellis Perennis Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycolic Acid
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Ethoxydiglycol
HumectantHydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTrehalose
Humectant
Glycine
Buffering
Undaria Pinnatifida Extract
Skin ConditioningBackhousia Citriodora Leaf Oil
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Malva Sylvestris Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningMentha Piperita Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil
Skin Conditioning
Primula Veris Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningAlchemilla Vulgaris Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
AstringentVeronica Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
AstringentMelissa Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningAchillea Millefolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Bellis Perennis Flower Extract, Glycolic Acid, Glycerin, Alcohol, Ethoxydiglycol, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Xanthan Gum, Trehalose, Glycine, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Oil, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Malva Sylvestris Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Mentha Piperita Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil, Primula Veris Flower Extract, Alchemilla Vulgaris Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Veronica Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract, Achillea Millefolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Propanediol
Solvent
Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil
Masking
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Arnica Montana Flower Oil
Perfuming
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Cymbopogon Martini Oil
Masking
Oleic Acid
Emollient
Polygonum Fagopyrum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Medicago Sativa Extract
TonicBrassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract
HumectantBrassica Oleracea Capitata Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningBrassica Campestris Extract
Skin ConditioningBrassica Oleracea Italica Sprout Extract
EmollientPolygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
Antioxidant
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
CI 75810
Cosmetic ColorantChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialWater, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Propanediol, Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit Extract, Butylene Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Panthenol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Polysorbate 80, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil, Centella Asiatica Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Oil, Caffeine, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Oil, Cymbopogon Martini Oil, Oleic Acid, Polygonum Fagopyrum Seed Extract, Sorbitan Oleate, Linoleic Acid, Medicago Sativa Extract, Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract, Brassica Oleracea Capitata Leaf Extract, Brassica Campestris Extract, Brassica Oleracea Italica Sprout Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, CI 75810, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
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
