What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
No concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Lactococcus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Coco-Caprylate
Emollient
Sucrose Polystearate
EmollientNiacinamide
Smoothing
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingBetaine
Humectant
Hibiscus Abelmoschus Seed Oil
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glycogen
HumectantSodium PCA
Humectant
Magnesium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan
Skin ConditioningDehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables
Skin Conditioning
Santalum Album Wood Oil
Perfuming
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Sucrose
Humectant
PCA
Humectant
Passiflora Edulis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPlankton Extract
Skin ConditioningCucurbita Pepo Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningLactic Acid
Buffering
Pistacia Lentiscus Gum
MaskingPinus Strobus Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningLecithin
Emollient
Serine
Masking
Alanine
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Glycine
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Lysine Hcl
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Arginine
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingProline
Skin Conditioning
Farnesol
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Coco-Caprylate, Sucrose Polystearate, Niacinamide, Benzyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Butylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Maltodextrin, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Betaine, Hibiscus Abelmoschus Seed Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycogen, Sodium PCA, Magnesium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan, Dehydroacetic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables, Santalum Album Wood Oil, Sodium Lactate, Sucrose, PCA, Passiflora Edulis Fruit Extract, Plankton Extract, Cucurbita Pepo Seed Extract, Lactic Acid, Pistacia Lentiscus Gum, Pinus Strobus Bark Extract, Lecithin, Serine, Alanine, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Glycine, Sodium Benzoate, Glutamic Acid, Lysine Hcl, Threonine, Arginine, Sodium Hydroxide, Proline, Farnesol
Water
Skin ConditioningD-Nonapeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Saxifraga Sarmentosa Extract
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningMorus Bombycis Root Extract
Skin ConditioningScutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Malva Sylvestris Extract
AstringentMentha Piperita Extract
CleansingPrimula Veris Extract
Skin ConditioningAlchemilla Vulgaris Extract
AstringentVeronica Officinalis Extract
Skin ConditioningMelilotus Officinalis Extract
AstringentAchillea Millefolium Extract
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Rumex Occidentalis Extract
Skin ConditioningDehydroxanthan Gum
Emulsion StabilisingHyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Water, D-Nonapeptide-1, Saxifraga Sarmentosa Extract, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract, Morus Bombycis Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Malva Sylvestris Extract, Mentha Piperita Extract, Primula Veris Extract, Alchemilla Vulgaris Extract, Veronica Officinalis Extract, Melilotus Officinalis Extract, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Glycerin, Rumex Occidentalis Extract, Dehydroxanthan Gum, Hyaluronic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol
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
