What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Hydrogenated Coconut Acid
Emollient
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Oryza Sativa Seed Water
Antimicrobial
Sodium Isethionate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Wax
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Oryza Sativa
Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningBrassica Oleracea Italica Seed Oil
Emollient
Calcium Pantothenate
Inositol
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Jasminum Officinale Oil
Masking
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Lysate Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Coconut Acid, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Oryza Sativa Seed Water, Sodium Isethionate, Glycerin, Water, Cetyl Alcohol, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Wax, Sodium Lactate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Saccharomyces Ferment, Parfum, Butylene Glycol, Stearic Acid, Oryza Sativa, Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf Extract, Brassica Oleracea Italica Seed Oil, Calcium Pantothenate, Inositol, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Tocopheryl Acetate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Maltodextrin, Jasminum Officinale Oil, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Lysate Filtrate
Water
Skin ConditioningBetaine
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicCopper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Copper Tripeptide-34
Skin Conditioning
Inositol
Humectant
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialGlycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-3 Betainate Acetate
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Citric Acid
Buffering
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Betaine, Oryza Sativa Extract, Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract, Phytosterols, Ceramide NP, Biotin, Copper Tripeptide-1, Copper Tripeptide-34, Inositol, Caffeine, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-3 Betainate Acetate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
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 GlycerinInositol is a sugar alcohol naturally found in the human body. Our bodies use this ingredient in the process of growing new cells.
Studies show inositol to be a key component for keratinocyte growth.
Keratinocytes make up the majority of the outermost layer of skin. These cells protect our skin from UV exposure, infection, and help keep skin hydrated.
This ingredient is also considered a humectant. Humectants help hydrate the skin by drawing moisture to it.
Learn more about InositolWater. 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!
Learn more about Water
