What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHeptyl Glucoside
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCarrageenan
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Ceratonia Siliqua Gum
EmollientSucrose
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Fructose
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Withania Somnifera Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Pelargonium Graveolens Leaf Oil
Sodium Phytate
Cananga Odorata Flower Oil
Masking
Citral
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Heptyl Glucoside, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Benzyl Alcohol, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Sucrose, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Fructose, Glycerin, Withania Somnifera Root Extract, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Tocopherol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Pelargonium Graveolens Leaf Oil, Sodium Phytate, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Citral, Geraniol, Citronellol, Linalool
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Benzyl Alcohol is most commonly used as a preservative. It also has a subtle, sweet smell. Small amounts of Benzyl Alcohol is not irritating and safe to use in skincare products. Most Benzyl Alcohol is derived from fruits such as apricots.
Benzyl Alcohol has both antibacterial and antioxidant properties. These properties help lengthen the shelf life of products. Benzyl Alcohol is a solvent and helps dissolve other ingredients. It can also improve the texture and spreadability.
Alcohol comes in many different forms. Different types of alcohol will have different effects on skin. This ingredient is an astringent alcohol.
Using high concentrations of these alcohols are drying on the skin. They may strip away your skin's natural oils and even damage your skin barrier. Astringent alcohols may also irritate skin.
Other types of astringent alcohols include:
According to the National Rosacea Society based in the US, you should be mindful of products with these alcohols in the top half of ingredients.
Any type of sanitizing product will have high amounts of alcohol to help kill bacteria and viruses.
Learn more about Benzyl AlcoholDehydroacetic Acid is fungicide and bactericide. It is used as a preservative in cosmetics. Preservatives help elongate the shelf life of a product.
Dehydroacetic Acid is not soluble in water.
Water. 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. Stay hydrated!
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