What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningLauryl Glucoside
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingXylitylglucoside
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Rosa Canina Seed Oil
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glucose
Humectant
Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides Citrate
EmollientBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Lauryl Glucoside, Glycerin, Decyl Glucoside, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Xanthan Gum, Xylitylglucoside, Parfum, Rosa Canina Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Citric Acid, Alcohol, Tocopherol, Glucose, Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides Citrate, Benzyl Alcohol, Salicylic Acid, Sorbic Acid, Limonene, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientDaucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Daucus Carota Sativa Root Water
MaskingHydrolyzed Extensin
Skin ConditioningHouttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Propanediol
Solvent
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingCitrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Water, Hydrolyzed Extensin, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Propanediol, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin
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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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