The Seated Queen Cold Cream Versus Nivea Crème
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Borago Officinalis Seed Oil
Emollient
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Achillea Millefolium Oil
Cleansing
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSalvia Sclarea Oil
Masking
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Oil
Masking
Boswellia Serrata Oil
Masking
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
Masking
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Commiphora Myrrha Oil
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingBenzoic Acid
Masking
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Water, Glyceryl Stearate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Achillea Millefolium Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Salvia Sclarea Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Oil, Boswellia Serrata Oil, Dehydroacetic Acid, Bisabolol, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Commiphora Myrrha Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Benzoic Acid, Sorbic Acid, Tocopherol, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningParaffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Petrolatum
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Microcrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingLanolin Alcohol
Emollient
Paraffin
Skin ConditioningMagnesium Sulfate
Decyl Oleate
Emollient
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Aluminum Stearates
EmollientParfum
Masking
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Magnesium Stearate
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Anisate
Antimicrobial
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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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