What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Oat Protein
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces/Zinc Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Emulsifying Wax Nf
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingDimethicone
Emollient
BHT
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Propylene Glycol, Octyldodecanol, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Allantoin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Hydrolyzed Oat Protein, Saccharomyces/Zinc Ferment, Emulsifying Wax Nf, Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxide, Dimethicone, BHT, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningArgania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Cetearyl Nonanoate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
PPG-4 Myristyl Ether
EmollientCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Beta-Sitosterol
Emulsion Stabilising
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Acetyl Dipeptide-3 Aminohexanoate
Skin Conditioning
Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingTetrasodium EDTA
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Cetearyl Nonanoate, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, PPG-4 Myristyl Ether, Cetyl Alcohol, Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Beta-Sitosterol, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, Acetyl Dipeptide-3 Aminohexanoate, Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Citric Acid
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Its main roles are:
Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Learn more about Cetyl AlcoholGlycerin (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!
Learn more about Water
