What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract
Antioxidant
Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Phytate
Canola Oil
Emollient
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialBeta-Carotene
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Lactate
Buffering
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Dimethicone, Niacinamide, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid, Sodium Levulinate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Phytate, Canola Oil, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sodium Anisate, Beta-Carotene, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Sodium Lactate, Polysorbate 20, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Laureth-23
Cleansing
Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract
Antioxidant
Carnosine
Skin Conditioning
Neohesperidin Dihydrochalcone
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Carrageenan
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Ascorbic Acid, Glycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Pentylene Glycol, Laureth-23, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Carnosine, Neohesperidin Dihydrochalcone, Sodium Hyaluronate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Tocopherol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Caprylyl Glycol, Carrageenan, Phenoxyethanol
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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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