What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Propanediol
Solvent
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Cholesterol
Emollient
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Zinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Glycosaminoglycans
EmollientSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Citrate
BufferingGalactaric Acid
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Trisodium EDTA
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Propanediol, Cetyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Squalane, Stearic Acid, Cholesterol, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Zinc Gluconate, Glycosaminoglycans, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Panthenol, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Bisabolol, Benzyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Zinc PCA, Tocopherol, Sodium Citrate, Galactaric Acid, Salicylic Acid, Caffeine, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Maltodextrin, Trisodium EDTA, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, 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.
Sorbic Acid is a preservative that stops your product from spoiling by stopping microbes from growing.
As a preservative, it's kind of a specialist: it has a broad spectrum of activity against yeast and molds but is weaker against bacteria. That's why it's often paired with another preservative to cover that gap.
This ingredient is also pretty picky about pH; it performs best at pH 6.5 or below.
At the right pH level, sorbic acid is "active" and can slip through the outer wall of a microbe. Once inside, it turns the cell's interior more acidic to shut down the microbe from the inside.
The EU caps this ingredient at 0.6% while the CIR has concluded it's safe at concentrations up to 1%. It's most often used around 0.05-0.2% in cosmetics.
Though this ingredient is considered low-sensitizing and well-tolerated, a very small number of people may have a contact allergy to it. Be sure to patch test if you have a history of allergies towards preservatives.
Learn more about Sorbic AcidWater. 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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