What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAnthemis Nobilis Flower Water
Masking
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Persea Gratissima Fruit Butter
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Glycerin
Humectant
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Avena Sativa Kernel Flour
Abrasive
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Musa Balbisiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Water, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Water, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Persea Gratissima Fruit Butter, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, Persea Gratissima Oil, Musa Balbisiana Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Hyaluronate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate
Emulsifying
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil
Skin Protecting
Squalane
Emollient
Nasturtium Officinale Extract
Perfuming
Diheptyl Succinate
EmollientSalvia Hispanica Seed Oil
Emollient
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Mel
EmollientPolyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Prunus Persica Kernel Oil
Emollient
Capryloyl Glycerin
Glycol/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Abrasive
Octyldodecyl Oleate
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax
Emulsifying
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Murraya Koenigii Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil 100%
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Undecylenate
Emollient
Water, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Propanediol, Glycerin, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil, Squalane, Nasturtium Officinale Extract, Diheptyl Succinate, Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil, Jojoba Esters, Mel, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Prunus Persica Kernel Oil, Capryloyl Glycerin, Glycol/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Octyldodecyl Oleate, Cetyl Alcohol, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax, Octyldodecanol, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Murraya Koenigii Stem Extract, Panthenol, Betaine, Xanthan Gum, Glyceryl Caprylate, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil 100%, Lactobacillus Ferment, Glyceryl Undecylenate
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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.
Cetearyl alcohol is a waxy mixture of two fatty alcohols: cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol. It is an emollient and emulsifier.
Despite having "alcohol" in its name, it has nothing to do with drying solvent alcohols; the FDA also allows "alcohol-free" products to contain fatty alcohols like this ingredient.
It plays several roles in a formula:
Typical use levels for this ingredient sit around 1-10% and the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has affirmed safety at concentrations up to 25% in leave-on products.
Multiple assessments have found it to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing to most people.
However, there have been some cases of allergic contact dermatitis in patients with chronically compromised skin barriers.
Cetearyl alcohol has a comedogenic rating of 2 and irritancy rating of 1. Both of these numbers come from the 1989 study that used rabbit ears; a "2" means mildly comedogenic and a "1" means low irritancy.
Here's the catch: rabbit skin is more sensitive than human skin and throws a lot of false positives. A 1996 reappraisal found that ingredients rated 1-2 in the rabbit ear tests are generally safe for humans.
Remember comedogenic ratings are unable to assess the entire formula of a product or how it will react on your skin. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure about certain ingredients.
This ingredient is not fungal acne safe. Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol with chain lengths that fall within the range that Malassezia can metabolize.
Learn more about Cetearyl AlcoholGlycerin (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
