What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningC12-20 Acid PEG-8 Ester
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
Tridecyl Stearate
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Tridecyl Trimellitate
EmollientPolymethyl Methacrylate
Propanediol
Solvent
Hypnea Musciformis Extract
Skin ProtectingGelidiella Acerosa Extract
Skin ProtectingSigesbeckia Orientalis Extract
Skin ConditioningAstrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter
Emollient
Centaurium Erythraea Extract
Skin ConditioningPolygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
Antioxidant
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Sapindus Mukorossi Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningTamarindus Indica Seed Extract
EmollientSaccharomyces Lysate Extract
Humectant
Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPadina Pavonica Thallus Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Rice Extract
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Hordeum Vulgare Extract
EmollientLaminaria Saccharina Extract
Skin ProtectingAcetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Creatine
Skin ConditioningYeast Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Simmondsia Chinensis Butter
Skin Conditioning
Trehalose
Humectant
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine Phosphate
Skin ConditioningAcetyl Glucosamine
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol Dicaprate
EmollientSodium PCA
Humectant
PEG-100 Stearate
Helianthus Annuus Seedcake
Abrasive
Dipentaerythrityl Hexacaprylate/Hexacaprate
EmulsifyingDimethicone
Emollient
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCaesalpinia Spinosa Gum
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Silica
Abrasive
Parfum
Masking
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Caramel
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantWater, C12-20 Acid PEG-8 Ester, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Butylene Glycol, Tridecyl Stearate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Propanediol, Hypnea Musciformis Extract, Gelidiella Acerosa Extract, Sigesbeckia Orientalis Extract, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Centaurium Erythraea Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Sapindus Mukorossi Fruit Extract, Tamarindus Indica Seed Extract, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract, Padina Pavonica Thallus Extract, Hydrolyzed Rice Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Creatine, Yeast Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Caffeine, Simmondsia Chinensis Butter, Trehalose, Phytosterols, Adenosine Phosphate, Acetyl Glucosamine, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Propylene Glycol Dicaprate, Sodium PCA, PEG-100 Stearate, Helianthus Annuus Seedcake, Dipentaerythrityl Hexacaprylate/Hexacaprate, Dimethicone, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Carbomer, Pentylene Glycol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Silica, Parfum, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hydroxide, Hexylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Limonene, Linalool, Caramel, CI 19140
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
Absorbent
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialCeteareth-20
CleansingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Methylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
