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Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
CleansingDisodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingCocamide Mipa
EmulsifyingCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingSodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
CleansingGlycol Distearate
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantRetinyl Palmitate
Skin ConditioningAscorbic Acid
AntioxidantPanthenol
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
AntioxidantBiotin
AntiseborrhoeicAscorbyl Palmitate
AntioxidantTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantPyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningTerminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
AntioxidantButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningOenothera Biennis Oil
EmollientArctium Lappa Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Extract
CleansingUndaria Pinnatifida Extract
Skin ConditioningRosa Canina Fruit Oil
EmollientJojoba Esters
EmollientHydrolyzed Milk Protein
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantPropanediol
SolventCetrimonium Chloride
AntimicrobialAmodimethicone
Silicone Quaternium-18
EmollientQuaternium-95
UV AbsorberSodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
CleansingTrideceth-6
EmulsifyingTrideceth-12
EmulsifyingPolysorbate 20
EmulsifyingPolyquaternium-10
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
AntioxidantBHT
AntioxidantPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeChlorphenesin
AntimicrobialPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeSodium Benzoate
MaskingCitric Acid
BufferingParfum
MaskingBenzyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialLimonene
PerfumingBenzyl Alcohol
PerfumingWater, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Cocamide Mipa, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, Glycol Distearate, Glycerin, Retinyl Palmitate, Ascorbic Acid, Panthenol, Tocopherol, Biotin, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Pyridoxine Hcl, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Jojoba Esters, Hydrolyzed Milk Protein, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Cetrimonium Chloride, Amodimethicone, Silicone Quaternium-18, Quaternium-95, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Trideceth-6, Trideceth-12, Polysorbate 20, Polyquaternium-10, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, BHT, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Parfum, Benzyl Benzoate, Limonene, Benzyl Alcohol
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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 GlycerinPanthenol is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin. It is found naturally in our skin and hair.
There are two forms of panthenol: D and L.
D-panthenol is also known as dexpanthenol. Most cosmetics use dexpanthenol or a mixture of D and L-panthenol.
Panthenol is famous due to its ability to go deeper into the skin's layers. Using this ingredient has numerous pros (and no cons):
Like hyaluronic acid, panthenol is a humectant. Humectants are able to bind and hold large amounts of water to keep skin hydrated.
This ingredient works well for wound healing. It works by increasing tissue in the wound and helps close open wounds.
Once oxidized, panthenol converts to pantothenic acid. Panthothenic acid is found in all living cells.
This ingredient is also referred to as pro-vitamin B5.
Learn more about PanthenolWater. 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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