What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Didecene
Skin ConditioningIsododecane
EmollientMica
Cosmetic ColorantGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Silica
Abrasive
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer
Diamond Powder
Abrasive
Mangifera Indica Seed Butter
Skin Conditioning
Shea Butter Ethyl Esters
Emollient
Hoya Lacunosa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate
Emulsifying
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Tropolone
Skin ConditioningPolymethylsilsesquioxane
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Hydrogenated Didecene, Isododecane, Mica, Glycerin, Propanediol, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Silica, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer, Diamond Powder, Mangifera Indica Seed Butter, Shea Butter Ethyl Esters, Hoya Lacunosa Flower Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Tropolone, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Citric Acid, CI 77491, CI 77891
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
Isopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Tapioca Starch
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
PEG-100 Stearate
Dimethicone
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPolyacrylamide
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
C13-14 Isoparaffin
Emollient
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Laureth-7
EmulsifyingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Myristate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Tapioca Starch, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Dimethicone, Propylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polyacrylamide, Panthenol, Niacinamide, Titanium Dioxide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Laureth-7, Tocopheryl Acetate
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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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
