What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Caprylate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Copernicia Cerifera Wax
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Lecithin
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Sodium Phytate
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Hordeum Vulgare Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
Masking
Cymbopogon Martini Oil
Masking
Ormenis Multicaulis Oil
Masking
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Linalool
Perfuming
Canola Oil
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Water, Coco-Caprylate, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Glyceryl Stearate, Squalane, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Cetearyl Glucoside, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Lecithin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Sodium Phytate, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Alcohol, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Hordeum Vulgare Seed Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Cymbopogon Martini Oil, Ormenis Multicaulis Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Linalool, Canola Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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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