What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningBabassu Oil Glycereth-8 Esters
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans
HumectantPropanediol
Solvent
Pullulan
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Benzyl Glycol
SolventEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningRaspberry Ketone
Masking
Water, Babassu Oil Glycereth-8 Esters, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Propanediol, Pullulan, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Benzyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Raspberry Ketone
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ng
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ag
Humectant
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Betaine
Humectant
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Starch
AbsorbentPhytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingParfum
Masking
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingTetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCitric Acid
Buffering
Water, Coco-Glucoside, Lauryl Glucoside, Glycerin, Panthenol, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide Ng, Ceramide Ag, Ceramide EOP, Phytosphingosine, Madecassoside, Niacinamide, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Betaine, Inulin, Oryza Sativa Starch, Phytosterols, Cholesterol, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Parfum, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Hydroxide, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Carbomer, Citric Acid
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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.
Ethylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that:
The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure.
Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations.
Learn more about EthylhexylglycerinGlycerin (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 GlycerinHydroxyacetophenone is antioxidant with skin conditioning and soothing properties. It also boosts the efficiency of preservatives.
Though naturally occuring in Norwegian spruce needles, this ingredient is usually synthetically created.
This ingredient is not irritating or sensitizing. Recent research also suggests it may have skin-brightening effects through tyrosinase inhibition.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenoneWater. 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
