What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Paraffinum Liquidum
EmollientCera Microcristallina
Emulsion StabilisingParaffin
PerfumingHydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientDimethicone
EmollientTriacontanyl Pvp
HumectantDipentaerythrityl Tetrahydroxystearate/Tetraisostearate
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantSqualane
EmollientBrassica Campestris Sterols
EmollientTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantSynthetic Wax
AbrasiveEthylene/Propylene Copolymer
AbrasivePolyethylene
AbrasivePolyquaternium-61
Skin ConditioningBHT
AntioxidantParaffinum 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
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
MaskingPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Oil
MaskingButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Castor Oil
EmollientOleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantCera Alba
EmollientHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientWater
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Vegetable Oil
EmollientAlpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
CleansingPropanediol
SolventTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantDisodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphate
Skin ConditioningCaffeyl Glucoside
AntioxidantRhamnose
HumectantGlucose
HumectantGlucuronic Acid
BufferingCitric Acid
BufferingRicinus Communis Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Oleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides, Glycerin, Cera Alba, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Water, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Propanediol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphate, Caffeyl Glucoside, Rhamnose, Glucose, Glucuronic Acid, Citric Acid
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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 GlycerinTocopheryl Acetate is AKA Vitamin E. It is an antioxidant and protects your skin from free radicals. Free radicals damage the skin by breaking down collagen.
One study found using Tocopheryl Acetate with Vitamin C decreased the number of sunburned cells.
Tocopheryl Acetate is commonly found in both skincare and dietary supplements.
Learn more about Tocopheryl Acetate