What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
PEG-8
HumectantKaolin
Abrasive
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingC20-40 Pareth-10
EmulsifyingTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Silver
Cosmetic ColorantZeolite
AbsorbentPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Steareth-21
CleansingHydroxypropylcellulose
EmulsifyingJojoba Esters
Emollient
Iron Oxides
CI 73360
Cosmetic ColorantTalc
Abrasive
Cucurbita Pepo Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
PPG-15 Stearyl Ether
EmollientParfum
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Propylparaben
Preservative
PEG-8, Kaolin, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Hexylene Glycol, C20-40 Pareth-10, Titanium Dioxide, Silver, Zeolite, Pentylene Glycol, Steareth-21, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Jojoba Esters, Iron Oxides, CI 73360, Talc, Cucurbita Pepo Fruit Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, PPG-15 Stearyl Ether, Parfum, Butylene Glycol, Propylparaben
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycolic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingLactic Acid
Buffering
Phytic Acid
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Propanediol
Solvent
Carica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Heterotheca Inuloides Flower Extract
MaskingHamamelis Virginiana Bark/Leaf/Twig Extract
Skin Conditioning
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Kojic Acid
Antioxidant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Arbutin
Antioxidant
Glutathione
Azelaic Acid
Buffering
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Polyglyceryl-10 Caprylate/Caprate
EmulsifyingCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Gluconic Acid
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Glycolic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Lactic Acid, Phytic Acid, Polysorbate 20, Salicylic Acid, Propanediol, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Heterotheca Inuloides Flower Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Bark/Leaf/Twig Extract, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Kojic Acid, Niacinamide, Arbutin, Glutathione, Azelaic Acid, Retinyl Palmitate, Maltodextrin, Tocopherol, Glycerin, Decyl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-10 Caprylate/Caprate, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Citric Acid, Gluconic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol
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.
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