What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Glycerin
Humectant
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Methylpropanediol
SolventHydrolyzed Tomato Skin
Skin ConditioningSodium PCA
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Lactose
HumectantMilk Protein
Skin ConditioningBifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Phenylpropanol
Masking
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Inulin, Betaine, Methylpropanediol, Hydrolyzed Tomato Skin, Sodium PCA, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Caprylyl Glycol, Lactose, Milk Protein, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenylpropanol, Phenethyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glucomannan
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingDimethyl Sulfone
SolventGaultheria Procumbens Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningSophora Angustifolia Root Extract
Skin ConditioningPsoralea Corylifolia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningEclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin ConditioningMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Sodium Guaiazulene Sulfonate
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningMentha Piperita Extract
CleansingPolysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Sodium Oleth-8 Phosphate
CleansingAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Sh-Oligopeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-16
Skin Protecting
Sh-Polypeptide-4
Antioxidant
Nicotinoyl Hexapeptide-44
Antioxidant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Lecithin
Emollient
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glucomannan, Glycerin, Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate, Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cellulose Gum, Dimethyl Sulfone, Gaultheria Procumbens Leaf Extract, Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract, Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract, Psoralea Corylifolia Fruit Extract, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Sodium Guaiazulene Sulfonate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Mentha Piperita Extract, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Oleth-8 Phosphate, Alcohol, Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Sh-Polypeptide-1, Sh-Polypeptide-16, Sh-Polypeptide-4, Nicotinoyl Hexapeptide-44, Polysorbate 20, Lecithin
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
