What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Coco-Sulfate
Cleansing
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientGlyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Beta-Sitosterol
Emulsion Stabilising
Squalene
Emollient
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate
Emollient
Lecithin
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Glyceryl Undecylenate
Emollient
Water, Sodium Coco-Sulfate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Lauryl Glucoside, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glyceryl Oleate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Beta-Sitosterol, Squalene, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Tocopherol, Lactic Acid, Glyceryl Undecylenate
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate
CleansingSodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Glycol Stearate
Emollient
Polyquaternium-10
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Phytate
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
EmulsifyingSodium Isethionate
CleansingMacrocystis Pyrifera Extract
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningDiheptyl Succinate
EmollientStearamide Amp
Caprylic Acid
CleansingIsopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Sodium Acetate
BufferingCapric Acid
Cleansing
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Glycerin, Parfum, Sodium Benzoate, Glycol Stearate, Polyquaternium-10, Lauric Acid, Sodium Phytate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Citric Acid, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Sodium Isethionate, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Coconut Acid, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Diheptyl Succinate, Stearamide Amp, Caprylic Acid, Isopropyl Alcohol, Sodium Acetate, Capric Acid, Zinc Oxide
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!
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