What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningCocoyl Proline
Skin Conditioning
Levulinic Acid
Perfuming
Glycerin
Humectant
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCitrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Oil
Masking
Mentha Spicata Herb Oil
Perfuming
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Cydonia Oblonga Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPhenethyl Alcohol
MaskingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Carrageenan
Emulsion StabilisingCitric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Maris Sal
Skin ConditioningHelichrysum Italicum Extract
AntiseborrhoeicCitral
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Cocoyl Proline, Levulinic Acid, Glycerin, Salicylic Acid, Zinc PCA, Xanthan Gum, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Oil, Mentha Spicata Herb Oil, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Cydonia Oblonga Leaf Extract, Phenethyl Alcohol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Carrageenan, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Maris Sal, Helichrysum Italicum Extract, Citral, Limonene, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Polyglycerin-6
HumectantPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Azelaic Acid
Buffering
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Zinc
Antioxidant
PCA
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Glycine
Buffering
PEG-12 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Tetrasodium EDTA
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Water, Niacinamide, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Polyglycerin-6, Panthenol, Azelaic Acid, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract, Zinc, PCA, Allantoin, Glycine, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Pentylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Ethylhexylglycerin, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Tetrasodium EDTA, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroacetic 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.
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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