This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Sodium Hyaluronate and Squalane to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Vinyldimethicone
Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Potassium Olivoyl PCA
CleansingHoney Extract
Humectant
Sea Water
HumectantPearl Extract
Antioxidant
Betaine
Humectant
Ecklonia Cava Extract
Skin Conditioning
Spirulina Platensis Extract
Skin ProtectingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPyrus Communis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Iris Florentina Root Extract
MaskingCucumis Melo Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningHedera Helix Leaf/Stem Extract
AntimicrobialWater, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Butylene Glycol, Squalane, 1,2-Hexanediol, Vinyldimethicone, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Potassium Olivoyl PCA, Honey Extract, Sea Water, Pearl Extract, Betaine, Ecklonia Cava Extract, Spirulina Platensis Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Pyrus Communis Fruit Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Iris Florentina Root Extract, Cucumis Melo Fruit Extract, Hedera Helix Leaf/Stem Extract
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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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