What's inside
What's inside
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningMel
EmollientRicinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Agave Americana Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCarica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningZingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Gardenia Taitensis Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningEuterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
Humectant
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
EmulsifyingGlycerin
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Water, Mel, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Biotin, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Agave Americana Leaf Extract, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Gardenia Taitensis Flower Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Glycerin, Parfum, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone
Water
Skin ConditioningPolyquaternium-37
Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Hibiscus Esculentus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningCaesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Pod Extract
Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Sprout Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
Masking
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Behentrimonium Chloride
Preservative
Cetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Hydrogenated Castor Oil/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientQuaternium-87
CleansingIsopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingAminomethyl Propanol
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Polyquaternium-37, Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Butylene Glycol, Hibiscus Esculentus Seed Extract, Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Pod Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract, Helianthus Annuus Sprout Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Disodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Glycerin, Behentrimonium Chloride, Cetrimonium Chloride, Hydrogenated Castor Oil/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Panthenol, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Quaternium-87, Isopropyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Lauryl Glucoside, Aminomethyl Propanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Sorbate, Parfum, Limonene, Geraniol, Citronellol, Linalool, Phenoxyethanol
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 GlycerinParfum is a catch-all term for an ingredient or more that is used to give a scent to products.
Also called "fragrance", this ingredient can be a blend of hundreds of chemicals or plant oils. This means every product with "fragrance" or "parfum" in the ingredients list is a different mixture.
For instance, Habanolide is a proprietary trade name for a specific aroma chemical. When used as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetics, most aroma chemicals fall under the broad labeling category of “FRAGRANCE” or “PARFUM” according to EU and US regulations.
The term 'parfum' or 'fragrance' is not regulated in many countries. In many cases, it is up to the brand to define this term.
For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance by INCI standards.
One example is Calendula flower extract. Calendula is an essential oil that still imparts a scent or 'fragrance'.
Depending on the blend, the ingredients in the mixture can cause allergies and sensitivities on the skin. Some ingredients that are known EU allergens include linalool and citronellol.
Parfum can also be used to mask or cover an unpleasant scent.
The bottom line is: not all fragrances/parfum/ingredients are created equally. If you are worried about fragrances, we recommend taking a closer look at an ingredient. And of course, we always recommend speaking with a professional.
Learn more about ParfumWater. 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
