What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Stearate
CleansingIsomerized Palm Oil
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Laurate
CleansingSodium Myristate
CleansingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Lauramidopropyl Betaine
CleansingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Chlorella Vulgaris Powder
Skin ConditioningTriticum Vulgare Germ Powder
Skin ConditioningMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Leontopodium Alpinum Extract
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Adansonia Digitata Extract
EmollientSalix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingBetula Platyphylla Japonica Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Potato Protein
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Oat Protein
Skin ConditioningLactobionic Acid
Buffering
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Tetrasodium EDTA
Lauric Acid, Sodium Stearate, Isomerized Palm Oil, Sodium Laurate, Sodium Myristate, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Lauramidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Niacinamide, Chlorella Vulgaris Powder, Triticum Vulgare Germ Powder, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil, Hydrolyzed Adansonia Digitata Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Betula Platyphylla Japonica Bark Extract, Hydrolyzed Potato Protein, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Hydrolyzed Oat Protein, Lactobionic Acid, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Tetrasodium EDTA
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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.
Learn more about Glycerin
