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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningMentha Piperita Leaf Water
Skin ConditioningPrunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Salix Nigra Bark Extract
Skin ProtectingDicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetearyl Olivate
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Silica
Abrasive
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Sodium Anisate
AntimicrobialCitric Acid
Buffering
Levulinic Acid
Perfuming
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Mentha Piperita Leaf Water, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Salix Nigra Bark Extract, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Olivate, Sodium Levulinate, Sorbitan Olivate, Silica, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Xanthan Gum, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Sodium Anisate, Citric Acid, Levulinic Acid, Tocopherol
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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.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder comes from the aloe plant.
You may know Aloe to be a good sunburn reliever and inflammation reducer. This is because it contains many components that are known to help reduce irritation and itchiness.
Aloe leaves are also great moisturizers. They are naturally rich in polysaccharides, a carbohydrate made of sugars. Polysaccharides are able to mimic the carbs found in the top layer of your skin. This can help keep your skin hydrated.
Aloe contains the antioxidants Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins neutralize free radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe does not protect against UV rays, despite it soothing sunburns.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice PowderGlycerin (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!
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