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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables
Skin Conditioning
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil
Emollient
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Oenothera Biennis Oil
Emollient
Centella Asiatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin Conditioning
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLactic Acid
Buffering
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientSucrose Laurate
Emollient
Water, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Alcohol, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Glycerin, Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Beeswax, Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Centella Asiatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Acacia Senegal Gum, Xanthan Gum, Lactic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sucrose Laurate
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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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