What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water
Masking1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Benzalkonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Magnesium Aspartate
Skin ConditioningZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingCopper Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Water, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Benzalkonium Chloride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Ceramide NP, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Tocopherol, Magnesium Aspartate, Zinc Gluconate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Copper Gluconate
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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
