What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
CleansingC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialMyristic Acid
CleansingGlyceryl Stearate Se
EmulsifyingSodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
EmollientPolyglyceryl-3 Caprate
EmulsifyingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningBisabolol
AntioxidantCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientCitric Acid
BufferingCoconut Acid
CleansingCorallina Officinalis Extract
Skin ConditioningCurcuma Longa Root Extract
MaskingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
HumectantDisodium EDTA
Eclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingLauric Acid
CleansingLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialMelia Azadirachta Bark Extract
AntimicrobialMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMoringa Oleifera Seed Oil
EmollientMyosotis Sylvatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningOcimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract
TonicOcimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPalmitic Acid
EmollientPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingPropanediol
SolventPropylene Glycol
HumectantPrunus Armeniaca Kernel Extract
Skin ConditioningPunica Granatum Fruit Juice
MaskingSodium Isethionate
CleansingSodium Sulfite
PreservativeTetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Trisodium EDTA
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
AntimicrobialXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeSodium Benzoate
MaskingWater, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Myristic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids, Cetyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-3 Caprate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Bisabolol, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Coconut Acid, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Disodium EDTA, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Lauric Acid, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Melia Azadirachta Bark Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Myosotis Sylvatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Palmitic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Potassium Hydroxide, Propanediol, Propylene Glycol, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Juice, Sodium Isethionate, Sodium Sulfite, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Trisodium EDTA, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientCoconut Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters
EmollientEthyl Oleate
EmollientSorbitan Oleate
EmulsifyingOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
MaskingSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
EmollientHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientDipropylene Glycol
HumectantCitrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water
MaskingPolyquaternium-51
Skin ConditioningPrunus Persica Leaf Extract
EmollientMalt Juice
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantButylene Glycol
HumectantTocopherol
AntioxidantPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeMethylparaben
PreservativeHydrogenated Polyisobutene, Coconut Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters, Ethyl Oleate, Sorbitan Oleate, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Dipropylene Glycol, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water, Polyquaternium-51, Prunus Persica Leaf Extract, Malt Juice, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben
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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.
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