What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningZinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Isostearic Acid
Cleansing
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Pentane
SolventTerminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Emulsifying
Disodium EDTA
Iron Oxides
Water, Zinc Oxide, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Isostearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Pentane, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Xanthan Gum, Gluconolactone, Sodium Benzoate, Glycerin, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Octyldodecanol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Chloride, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Disodium EDTA, Iron Oxides
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%
UV Absorber
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate 7.5%
UV Absorber
Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%
UV Absorber
Octocrylene 2.75%
UV Absorber
Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialButylene Glycol
Humectant
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Polymethyl Methacrylate
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientMethyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Glycerin
Humectant
Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPolyglyceryl-2 Isostearate
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate
Emulsifying
Tetrasodium EDTA
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningStearyl Glycyrrhetinate
Skin ConditioningCarnosine
Skin Conditioning
Lecithin
Emollient
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Prunus Yedoensis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCyclodextrin
AbsorbentButyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate 7.5%, Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%, Octocrylene 2.75%, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Butylene Glycol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Glycerin, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Pentylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, Polyglyceryl-2 Isostearate, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Tocopherol, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Carnosine, Lecithin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Prunus Yedoensis Leaf Extract, Cyclodextrin
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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 GlycerinChances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium Chloride
