What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Microcrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Petrolatum
Emollient
Myristyl Myristate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate
Emulsifying
Water
Skin ConditioningButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Copernicia Cerifera Wax
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
C20-40 Alkyl Stearate
Skin ConditioningBeeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Glycerin
Humectant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Octyldodecanol, Microcrystalline Wax, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Cetyl Palmitate, Petrolatum, Myristyl Myristate, Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Water, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Cetearyl Alcohol, C20-40 Alkyl Stearate, Beeswax, Glycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Panthenol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Polymethacrylate
Propanediol
Solvent
Trehalose
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Tromethamine
BufferingPolyacrylate-13
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 17200
Cosmetic ColorantCI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Polyisobutene
Parfum
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Silica
Abrasive
Punica Granatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Alumina
Abrasive
CI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sapindus Trifoliatus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Propanediol, Trehalose, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Tromethamine, Polyacrylate-13, CI 77891, CI 17200, CI 15985, Glyceryl Caprylate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Polyisobutene, Parfum, Butylene Glycol, Silica, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Isostearate, Alumina, CI 42090, Phenoxyethanol, Sapindus Trifoliatus Fruit Extract
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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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