What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningZinc Oxide 20%
Cosmetic Colorant
Coco-Caprylate
Emollient
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentLauryl Glucoside
CleansingPropanediol
Solvent
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Skin Conditioning
Ethyl Macadamiate
Skin Conditioning
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Coffea Arabica Husk Extract
Antioxidant
Hamamelis Virginiana Extract
Antiseborrhoeic
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingTasmannia Lanceolata Fruit/Leaf Extract
Antioxidant
Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
EmulsifyingUndaria Pinnatifida Extract
Skin ConditioningPhytic Acid
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Caprylyl Glyceryl Ether
CleansingCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Water, Zinc Oxide 20%, Coco-Caprylate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Glycerin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Lauryl Glucoside, Propanediol, Cetyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Ethyl Macadamiate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Saccharide Isomerate, Coffea Arabica Husk Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit/Leaf Extract, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Phytic Acid, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Caprylyl Glyceryl Ether, Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%
UV Absorber
Homosalate 10%
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%
UV Absorber
Water
Skin ConditioningButyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Acrylates Copolymer
Euphorbia Cerifera Wax
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingGlycerin
Humectant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingTerminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Citric Acid
Buffering
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%, Homosalate 10%, Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%, Water, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Propylene Glycol, Acrylates Copolymer, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Glycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hydroxide, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Disodium EDTA, Citric 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!
Learn more about Water
