What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Skin Conditioning
Octocrylene
UV Absorber
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
UV Filter
Water
Skin ConditioningC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialIsopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Petrolatum
Emollient
PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Emulsifying
Calcium Stearate
Cosmetic ColorantCopernicia Cerifera Cera
Emollient
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Triacontanyl Pvp
HumectantCyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Magnesium Sulfate
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
BHT
Antioxidant
Cera Alba
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
CI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantZinc Oxide, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Octocrylene, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Petrolatum, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Calcium Stearate, Copernicia Cerifera Cera, Cyclopentasiloxane, Triacontanyl Pvp, Cyclohexasiloxane, Magnesium Sulfate, Glyceryl Oleate, Panthenol, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Disodium EDTA, Allantoin, BHT, Cera Alba, Niacinamide, Tocopheryl Acetate, CI 77492, CI 77491, CI 77499
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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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