What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningSesamum Indicum Seed Oil
EmollientCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientCeteareth-20
CleansingGlycerin
HumectantRosa Canina Fruit Oil
EmollientTheobroma Cacao Seed Butter
EmollientButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
EmollientPersea Gratissima Oil
Skin ConditioningTriticum Vulgare Germ Oil
EmollientTocopherol
AntioxidantEquisetum Arvense Extract
AstringentLamium Album Extract
AstringentUrtica Dioica Extract
AstringentPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeBenzyl Alcohol
PerfumingCitrus Tangerina Peel Oil
MaskingCitrus Nobilis Peel Oil
MaskingLavandula Angustifolia Oil
MaskingVanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLinalool
PerfumingLimonene
PerfumingWater, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Glycerin, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil, Tocopherol, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Lamium Album Extract, Urtica Dioica Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Citrus Tangerina Peel Oil, Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Linalool, Limonene
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroamphoacetate
CleansingTrehalose
HumectantSodium Myristoyl Sarcosinate
CleansingGlycerin
HumectantNiacinamide
SmoothingPalmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Caprylate/Caprate
EmollientSalicylic Acid
MaskingPEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate
CleansingPEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
BufferingSodium Benzoate
MaskingParfum
MaskingAvena Sativa Peptide
Skin ConditioningWater, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, Trehalose, Sodium Myristoyl Sarcosinate, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Glyceryl Caprylate/Caprate, Salicylic Acid, PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum, Avena Sativa Peptide
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
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. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water