What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHeptyl Undecylenate
EmollientNiacinamide
Smoothing
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Cow Bone Extract
Squalane
Emollient
Ethyl Oleate
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Oil
Emollient
Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Hippophae Rhamnoides Seed Oil
Skin Protecting
Punica Granatum Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosa Rubiginosa Seed Oil
Emollient
Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Seed Oil
Antioxidant
Vaccinium Macrocarpon Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentEuterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Water, Heptyl Undecylenate, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Cow Bone Extract, Squalane, Ethyl Oleate, Propanediol, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Oryza Sativa Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butyrospermum Parkii Oil, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides Seed Oil, Punica Granatum Seed Oil, Rosa Rubiginosa Seed Oil, Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Seed Oil, Vaccinium Macrocarpon Seed Oil, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Beta-Glucan
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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
