What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Palmitate
CleansingSodium Stearate
CleansingPotassium Laurate
EmulsifyingSodium Laurate
CleansingCoco-Betaine
Cleansing
Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingSucrose
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Chlorella Vulgaris Powder
Skin ConditioningMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Citric Acid
Buffering
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Hordeum Vulgare Leaf Powder
HumectantHouttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Leontopodium Alpinum Extract
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil
Humectant
Adansonia Digitata Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Lactobionic Acid
Buffering
Hydrolyzed Potato Protein
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Oat Protein
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Limonene
Perfuming
Glycerin, Water, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Palmitate, Sodium Stearate, Potassium Laurate, Sodium Laurate, Coco-Betaine, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Sucrose, Sorbitol, Decyl Glucoside, Niacinamide, Chlorella Vulgaris Powder, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract, Stearic Acid, Citric Acid, Salicylic Acid, Hordeum Vulgare Leaf Powder, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil, Adansonia Digitata Seed Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Lactobionic Acid, Hydrolyzed Potato Protein, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Hydrolyzed Oat Protein, Disodium EDTA, Limonene
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Potassium Lauryl Sulfate
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Cleansing
Water
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Castor Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Rhamnose
HumectantLactic Acid
Buffering
Piroctone Olamine
Preservative
Zinc Sulfate
Antimicrobial
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantPotassium Phosphate
BufferingGlucose
Humectant
Glucuronic Acid
Buffering
Parfum
Masking
Zea Mays Starch, Potassium Lauryl Sulfate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Water, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Glycerin, Rhamnose, Lactic Acid, Piroctone Olamine, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc PCA, Propanediol, Paraffinum Liquidum, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, CI 77891, CI 77492, Potassium Phosphate, Glucose, Glucuronic Acid, Parfum
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
