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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ng
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Carnosine
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11
Emulsion Stabilising1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Polyisobutene
Calcium Ketogluconate
Skin ConditioningCitrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lens Esculenta Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
PEG-7 Trimethylolpropane Coconut Ether
Emulsifying
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Silica
Abrasive
Sodium Bisulfite
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningRetinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingZea Mays Oil
Emulsifying
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Glycosaminoglycans
EmollientCitric Acid
Buffering
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Glycerin, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Panthenol, Phenoxyethanol, Polyisobutene, Calcium Ketogluconate, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Lens Esculenta Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, PEG-7 Trimethylolpropane Coconut Ether, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Silica, Sodium Bisulfite, Ethylhexylglycerin, Retinyl Palmitate, Sodium Lactate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hydroxide, Zea Mays Oil, Potassium Sorbate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Sodium PCA, Niacinamide, Sodium Benzoate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Glycosaminoglycans, 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 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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