What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion Stabilising1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Sucrose Dilaurate
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Dextran Sulfate
Gel Forming
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingNiacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Citrate
BufferingMica
Cosmetic ColorantDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantPisum Sativum Extract
Skin ConditioningBiosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Squalane, Glycerin, Maltodextrin, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Sucrose Dilaurate, Dimethicone, Hydroxyacetophenone, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Dextran Sulfate, Sodium Hydroxide, Niacinamide, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Citrate, Mica, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Tocopheryl Acetate, CI 77891, Pisum Sativum Extract, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Citric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningParaffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cyclomethicone
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Sucrose Stearate
EmollientPEG-12
HumectantSucrose Distearate
Emollient
Triethanolamine
BufferingBatyl Alcohol
EmollientBisabolol
Antioxidant
Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
EmollientCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDextran Sulfate
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tocopheryl Glucoside
Emollient
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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
