Urban Hydration Bright & Balanced Aloe Vera Leaf Gel Moisturizer Versus Embryolisse Lait Crème Sensitive
This calming moisturizer is formulated around Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice and Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract to calm redness and hydrate skin.
This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride and Butyrospermum Parkii Butter to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Propanediol
Solvent
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Gentiana Scabra Extract
HumectantSophora Angustifolia Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingMentha Piperita Oil
Masking
O-Cymen-5-Ol
Antimicrobial
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Propanediol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Butylene Glycol, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract, Gentiana Scabra Extract, Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Panthenol, Allantoin, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Sodium Hydroxide, Mentha Piperita Oil, O-Cymen-5-Ol, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Cera Alba
Emollient
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPolyglycerin-3
Humectant
Acacia Decurrens Flower Wax
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Tropolone
Skin ConditioningGlycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
Humectant
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Octyldodecanol, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cera Alba, Jojoba Esters, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax, Glyceryl Stearate, Xanthan Gum, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polyglycerin-3, Acacia Decurrens Flower Wax, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Tocopherol, Tropolone, Glycine Soja Oil, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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 GlycerinSodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideWater. 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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