What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
EmollientButylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientTriethylhexanoin
MaskingIsoamyl Laurate
EmollientMethyl Trimethicone
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate
EmulsifyingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantCetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
EmulsifyingTrimethylsiloxysilicate
EmollientSilica
AbrasivePerfluorooctyl Triethoxysilane
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantSodium Chloride
MaskingDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingDimethicone
EmollientAcrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin ConditioningTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Glycerin
HumectantCocos Nucifera Water
MaskingSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantCocos Nucifera Fruit Juice
EmollientRhododendron Ferrugineum Extract
MaskingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeSodium Benzoate
MaskingCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Triethylhexanoin, Isoamyl Laurate, Methyl Trimethicone, Pentylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Silica, Perfluorooctyl Triethoxysilane, Aluminum Hydroxide, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Chloride, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Dimethicone, Acrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Glycerin, Cocos Nucifera Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Juice, Rhododendron Ferrugineum Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, CI 77891, Iron Oxides
Water
Skin ConditioningCarthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
MaskingPetrolatum
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantSodium Laureth Sulfate
CleansingLauryl Betaine
CleansingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGuar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
AntioxidantMethylparaben
PreservativePropylparaben
PreservativeSodium Polyacrylate
AbsorbentCitric Acid
BufferingSodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingCeramide EOP
Skin ConditioningCeramide AP
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningPhytosphingosine
Skin ConditioningCholesterol
EmollientEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingWater, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Petrolatum, Glycerin, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Lauryl Betaine, Xanthan Gum, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Tocopherol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Sodium Polyacrylate, Citric Acid, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide NP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Carbomer
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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