What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine
Emulsifying
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Trehalose
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientPolyquaternium-51
Skin Conditioning
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Triacetin
AntimicrobialXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTriethanolamine
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Propylene Glycol, Squalane, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cholesterol, Ceramide NP, Trehalose, Sodium PCA, Urea, Glyceryl Caprylate, Polyquaternium-51, Hyaluronic Acid, Triacetin, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin
Water
Skin ConditioningBetaine
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Acetyl Glucosamine
Skin Conditioning
Broussonetia Kazinoki Root Extract
Skin ConditioningMorus Alba Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningPyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Japonica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Galactoarabinan
Tricholoma Matsutake Extract
Skin ConditioningSophora Japonica Flower Extract
Skin Protecting1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Cnidium Monnieri Fruit Extract
HumectantThymus Serpyllum Extract
Skin ConditioningPPG-1 Trideceth-13
EmollientDipropylene Glycol
HumectantHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Tetrasodium EDTA
Benzophenone-4
UV Absorber
Citric Acid
Buffering
Parfum
Masking
Water, Betaine, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Acetyl Glucosamine, Broussonetia Kazinoki Root Extract, Morus Alba Bark Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Camellia Japonica Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Galactoarabinan, Tricholoma Matsutake Extract, Sophora Japonica Flower Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cnidium Monnieri Fruit Extract, Thymus Serpyllum Extract, PPG-1 Trideceth-13, Dipropylene Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Benzophenone-4, Citric Acid, Parfum
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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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