What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHamamelis Virginiana Extract
Antiseborrhoeic
Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingC13-14 Alkane
SolventPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Skin ConditioningAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Cucumis Sativus Oil
Emollient
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Laureth-7
EmulsifyingPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningEpilobium Angustifolium Extract
Skin ConditioningZingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningSorbitol
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Linseed Acid
CleansingHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingBisabolol
Antioxidant
Water, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, C13-14 Alkane, Propylene Glycol, Trehalose, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Alcohol, Cucumis Sativus Oil, Maltodextrin, Laureth-7, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Epilobium Angustifolium Extract, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract, Sorbitol, Panthenol, Retinyl Palmitate, Linseed Acid, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Alcohol Denat., Sodium Hydroxide, Bisabolol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycolic Acid
Buffering
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingGlycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Ceteareth-20
CleansingPolysorbate 60
Emulsifying
PEG-100 Stearate
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Geraniol
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Disodium EDTA
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
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 GlycerinSodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideWater. 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
