What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Cera Microcristallina
Emulsion StabilisingParaffin
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientDimethicone
Emollient
Triacontanyl Pvp
HumectantDipentaerythrityl Tetrahydroxystearate/Tetraisostearate
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Brassica Campestris Sterols
EmollientTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Synthetic Wax
Abrasive
Ethylene/Propylene Copolymer
Abrasive
Polyethylene
Abrasive
Polyquaternium-61
Skin ConditioningBHT
Antioxidant
Paraffinum Liquidum, Cera Microcristallina, Paraffin, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Dimethicone, Triacontanyl Pvp, Dipentaerythrityl Tetrahydroxystearate/Tetraisostearate, Glycerin, Squalane, Brassica Campestris Sterols, Tocopheryl Acetate, Synthetic Wax, Ethylene/Propylene Copolymer, Polyethylene, Polyquaternium-61, BHT
Glycerin
Humectant
Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Sericin
Skin ConditioningCnidium Monnieri Fruit Extract
HumectantViscum Album Extract
Skin ConditioningBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Euphorbia Cerifera Wax
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Castanea Crenata Shell Extract
Skin ConditioningSalix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract
Skin ProtectingGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningLimonene
Perfuming
Glycerin, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Arachidyl Alcohol, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Sericin, Cnidium Monnieri Fruit Extract, Viscum Album Extract, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax, Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Panthenol, Carbomer, Arginine, Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Castanea Crenata Shell Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Tocopherol, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Limonene
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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.
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