What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
MaskingPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Oil
MaskingButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Castor Oil
EmollientOleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantCera Alba
EmollientHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientWater
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Vegetable Oil
EmollientAlpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
CleansingPropanediol
SolventTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantDisodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphate
Skin ConditioningCaffeyl Glucoside
AntioxidantRhamnose
HumectantGlucose
HumectantGlucuronic Acid
BufferingCitric Acid
BufferingRicinus Communis Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Oleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides, Glycerin, Cera Alba, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Water, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Propanediol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphate, Caffeyl Glucoside, Rhamnose, Glucose, Glucuronic Acid, Citric Acid
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientPolybutene
Bis-Behenyl/Isostearyl/Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate
EmollientDiisostearyl Malate
EmollientSynthetic Wax
AbrasiveEthylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer
Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate
EmollientEuphorbia Cerifera Cera
AstringentTribehenin
EmollientTrihydroxystearin
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantRubus Idaeus Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningTerminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
AntioxidantPrunus Salicina Fruit Extract
AntioxidantGlycerin
HumectantTocopherol
AntioxidantGardenia Florida Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
AntioxidantRebaudioside A
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingPolyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate
EmulsifyingButylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer
Dehydroacetic Acid
PreservativeWater
Skin ConditioningAroma
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Polybutene, Bis-Behenyl/Isostearyl/Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Diisostearyl Malate, Synthetic Wax, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate, Euphorbia Cerifera Cera, Tribehenin, Trihydroxystearin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Rubus Idaeus Leaf Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Prunus Salicina Fruit Extract, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Rebaudioside A, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Dehydroacetic Acid, Water, Aroma
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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 Water