What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Polyglycerin-3
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Propanediol
Solvent
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Polyurethane-15
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Methyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
Arginine
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingC12-14 Pareth-12
EmulsifyingAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningMonascus Extract
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Sodium Phytate
Dextrin
AbsorbentCoptis Japonica Extract
AntimicrobialCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantTin Oxide
Abrasive
Calendula Officinalis Flower Oil
Masking
Ficus Carica Fruit/Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningHibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningSolanum Lycopersicum Leaf Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningCopper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Retinol
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Polyglycerin-3, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyurethane-15, Glycereth-26, Methyl Gluceth-20, Arginine, Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, C12-14 Pareth-12, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Monascus Extract, Adenosine, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Sodium Phytate, Dextrin, Coptis Japonica Extract, CI 77891, Tin Oxide, Calendula Officinalis Flower Oil, Ficus Carica Fruit/Leaf Extract, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Solanum Lycopersicum Leaf Cell Culture Extract, Copper Tripeptide-1, Retinol
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Isododecane
EmollientAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Bis-PEG/PPG-14/14 Dimethicone
Emollient
PEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate
Emollient
Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
Absorbent
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Magnesium Sulfate
Diphenyl Dimethicone
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingAcrylates Copolymer
Methylparaben
Preservative
Nylon-12
CI 77163
Cosmetic Colorant
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Isododecane, Alcohol Denat., Bis-PEG/PPG-14/14 Dimethicone, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Phenoxyethanol, Magnesium Sulfate, Diphenyl Dimethicone, Caprylyl Glycol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Acrylates Copolymer, Methylparaben, Nylon-12, CI 77163
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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