What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningKaolin
Abrasive
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingArginine
Masking
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Brassica Oleracea Italica Seed Oil
Emollient
Crocus Sativus Flower Extract
MaskingButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Corylus Americana Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHydrolyzed Soy Protein
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Juglans Regia Shell Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Sinensis Valencia Peel Oil Expressed
Perfuming
Citrus Grandis/Paradisi Fruit Water
MaskingMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCoccinia Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCorallina Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
CI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantDehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Water, Kaolin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Persea Gratissima Oil, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Phosphate, Glyceryl Stearate, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Arginine, Ubiquinone, Brassica Oleracea Italica Seed Oil, Crocus Sativus Flower Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Corylus Americana Seed Oil, Glycine Soja Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Squalane, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Juglans Regia Shell Extract, Citrus Sinensis Valencia Peel Oil Expressed, Citrus Grandis/Paradisi Fruit Water, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, CI 77492, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Dehydroacetate
Water
Skin ConditioningMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water
AntimicrobialGlycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantButylene Glycol
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
C12-14 Pareth-12
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingXylitylglucoside
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil
Masking
Xylitol
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Pinus Densiflora Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Citrus Junos Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningArtemisia Annua Extract
MaskingWater, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Propanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, C12-14 Pareth-12, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Citric Acid, Gluconolactone, Allantoin, Xanthan Gum, Xylitylglucoside, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Anhydroxylitol, Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil, Xylitol, Glucose, Pinus Densiflora Leaf Extract, Citrus Junos Fruit Extract, Artemisia Annua Extract
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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 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
