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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Dicitrate/Stearate
Emulsifying
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
C15-19 Alkane
SolventRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Rosa Canina Fruit Extract
Astringent
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hedychium Coronarium Root Extract
MaskingMagnolia Officinalis Bark Extract
Antimicrobial
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Bidens Pilosa Extract
HumectantSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter
Emollient
Avena Sativa Kernel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil
Perfuming
Glycerin
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantMica
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientGlyceryl Undecylenate
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Citral
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Water, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Propanediol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-3 Dicitrate/Stearate, Zea Mays Starch, C15-19 Alkane, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Hedychium Coronarium Root Extract, Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Bidens Pilosa Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Glycerin, Xanthan Gum, CI 77491, Mica, Sodium Gluconate, Tocopherol, Lactic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Parfum, Citral, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool
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 GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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!
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