What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Curcuma Longa Callus Culture Conditioned Media
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingOlea Europaea Callus Culture Lysate
Skin ConditioningZea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycine Soja Germ Extract
EmollientScutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Arginine
Masking
Stearamine
Phytic Acid
Phosphatidylcholine
EmulsifyingDimyristyl Phosphate
CleansingCyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum
Emulsion StabilisingMannitol
Humectant
Cyclodextrin
AbsorbentCalcium Gluconate
HumectantGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingSodium Phytate
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Curcuma Longa Callus Culture Conditioned Media, Xanthan Gum, Olea Europaea Callus Culture Lysate, Zea Mays Starch, Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract, Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract, Glycine Soja Germ Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Tocopherol, Arginine, Stearamine, Phytic Acid, Phosphatidylcholine, Dimyristyl Phosphate, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum, Mannitol, Cyclodextrin, Calcium Gluconate, Gluconolactone, Cetyl Alcohol, Phenethyl Alcohol, Sodium Phytate, Pentylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Sorbitan Oleate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Benzyl Alcohol
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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!
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