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Glycerin
HumectantSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
CleansingSorbitol
HumectantPropylene Glycol
HumectantTheobroma Cacao Seed Butter
EmollientRosa Damascena Flower Water
MaskingStearic Acid
CleansingMyristic Acid
CleansingSodium Laureth Sulfate
CleansingJojoba Esters
EmollientDisodium Lauroamphodiacetate
CleansingLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialSodium Stearate
CleansingSodium Myristate
CleansingSodium Laurate
CleansingWater
Skin ConditioningBeta-Glucan
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin ConditioningFragaria Vesca Fruit Extract
AstringentVaccinium Myrtillus Seed Oil
Skin ConditioningTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic ColorantMica
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
CI 77742
Cosmetic ColorantParfum
MaskingGlycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sorbitol, Propylene Glycol, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Stearic Acid, Myristic Acid, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Jojoba Esters, Disodium Lauroamphodiacetate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Myristate, Sodium Laurate, Water, Beta-Glucan, Allantoin, Fragaria Vesca Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus Seed Oil, Titanium Dioxide, Mica, Iron Oxides, CI 77742, Parfum
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingAdansonia Digitata Oil
EmollientCharcoal Powder
AbrasiveLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialLonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningLonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
PerfumingPopulus Tremuloides Bark Extract
AntiseborrhoeicGluconolactone
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
AntioxidantPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeGlycerin
HumectantHamamelis Virginiana Water
AstringentMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
AntioxidantAlcohol
AntimicrobialCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTriethanolamine
BufferingTetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Adansonia Digitata Oil, Charcoal Powder, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Populus Tremuloides Bark Extract, Gluconolactone, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Glycerin, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Alcohol, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
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Ingredients Explained
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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 GlycerinLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate is a natural preservative. It comes from fermenting radish roots with a bacteria called leuconostoc. The trade name for this ingredient is Leucidal.
Leuconostoc comes from lactic acid.
This ingredient has antimicrobial properties and helps prevent the growth of bacteria in a product.
Leuconostoc is used to make the traditional Korean side-dish, kimchi. It is also used to make sourdough bread (both incredibly yummy foods).
Learn more about Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment FiltrateWater. 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