What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Honey
Humectant
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Polyquaternium-37
Vp/Va Copolymer
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Diheptyl Succinate
EmollientCapryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningPolyquaternium-73
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Honey, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polyquaternium-37, Vp/Va Copolymer, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Diheptyl Succinate, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Polyquaternium-73, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Polysorbate 20, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingLauryl Betaine
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCapryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Citrus Tangerina Peel Extract
AstringentGlucosyl Hesperidin
HumectantDipropylene Glycol
HumectantPropanediol
Solvent
Sodium Isethionate
CleansingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Polyquaternium-10
Acrylates Copolymer
Tromethamine
BufferingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Lauryl Betaine, Glycerin, Coco-Glucoside, Coconut Acid, Sodium Chloride, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Citrus Tangerina Peel Extract, Glucosyl Hesperidin, Dipropylene Glycol, Propanediol, Sodium Isethionate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyquaternium-10, Acrylates Copolymer, Tromethamine, Hydroxyacetophenone, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA
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
