What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Potassium Cocoyl Rice Amino Acids
Emollient
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Phytate
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Allantoin, Centella Asiatica Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Potassium Cocoyl Rice Amino Acids, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Phytate, Gluconolactone, Calcium Gluconate, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Coco-Caprylate
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-3 Cetyl Ether
EmulsifyingSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Kaolin
Abrasive
Malic Acid
Buffering
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sucrose Distearate
Emollient
Cholesterol
Emollient
Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Coco-Caprylate, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-3 Cetyl Ether, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Behenyl Alcohol, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide As, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide Ns, Kaolin, Malic Acid, Lauric Acid, Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Dipropylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Glyceryl Stearate, Sucrose Distearate, Cholesterol
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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 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
