What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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 ConditioningStearic Acid
Cleansing
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Maris Sal
Skin ConditioningLaminaria Saccharina Extract
Skin ProtectingPalmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Collagen
Moisturising
Rosa Damascena Flower Extract
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Isopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Parfum
Masking
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Stearic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycine Soja Oil, Maris Sal, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Collagen, Rosa Damascena Flower Extract, Glycerin, Isopropyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Polysorbate 60, Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Parfum, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool
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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.
Carbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Learn more about CarbomerGlycerin (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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