What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoate
Cleansing
Sodium Palmate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Safflowerate
CleansingSorbitol
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Sorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Kojic Acid
Antioxidant
Azelaic Acid
Buffering
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
Humectant
Camphor
Masking
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Calcium Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Glucosamine Hcl
Maltose
MaskingSodium Lactate
Buffering
Tannic Acid
AstringentAlpha-Arbutin
Antioxidant
Glutathione
Water, Sodium Cocoate, Sodium Palmate, Glycerin, Sodium Safflowerate, Sorbitol, Propylene Glycol, Sorbitan Oleate, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Alcohol, Kojic Acid, Azelaic Acid, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Camphor, Niacinamide, Calcium Ascorbate, Glucosamine Hcl, Maltose, Sodium Lactate, Tannic Acid, Alpha-Arbutin, Glutathione
Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingCoco-Betaine
Cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingCitric Acid
Buffering
Usnea Barbata Extract
Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPulsatilla Koreana Extract
Skin ConditioningHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Brassica Oleracea Italica Seed Oil
Emollient
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Solanum Lycopersicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Water, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Glycerin, Lauryl Glucoside, Coco-Betaine, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Citric Acid, Usnea Barbata Extract, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Brassica Oleracea Italica Seed Oil, Centella Asiatica Extract, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Solanum Lycopersicum Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Squalane, Persea Gratissima Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Ceramide NP, Phytosphingosine
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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!
Learn more about Water
