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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSaccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningCeramide Complex
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingWater, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Xanthan Gum, Centella Asiatica Extract, Cetyl Alcohol, Carbomer, Saccharide Isomerate, Sodium Gluconate, Ceramide Complex, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Poloxamer 184
EmulsifyingCapryl/Capramidopropyl Betaine
CleansingBetaine
Humectant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Poloxamer 184, Capryl/Capramidopropyl Betaine, Betaine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Pentylene Glycol, Parfum, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
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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.
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!
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