What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Germ Powder
Abrasive
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycol Stearate
Emollient
Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningMagnesium Aluminum Silicate
Absorbent
Paullinia Cupana Seed Powder
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Hypericum Perforatum Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate
CleansingLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Pelargonium Graveolens Leaf Oil
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Tilia Cordata Flower Extract
Skin Conditioning
Linalool
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Geraniol
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Oryza Sativa Germ Powder, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycol Stearate, Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Extract, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Paullinia Cupana Seed Powder, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Propylene Glycol, Hypericum Perforatum Flower Extract, Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Leaf Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Tilia Cordata Flower Extract, Linalool, Citronellol, Sorbic Acid, Geraniol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cucurbita Pepo
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Polyacrylate
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Santalum Album Extract
CleansingCholecalciferol
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Hordeum Vulgare Extract
EmollientPhellodendron Amurense Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningPolyacrylamide
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
C13-14 Isoparaffin
Emollient
Laureth-7
EmulsifyingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Extract
Antimicrobial
Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Extract
AstringentDipteryx Odorata Seed Extract
MaskingPrunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningVanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Myristica Fragrans Extract
MaskingPimenta Officinalis Fruit Extract
MaskingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingWater, Glycerin, Cucurbita Pepo, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Sodium PCA, Squalane, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Santalum Album Extract, Cholecalciferol, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Phellodendron Amurense Bark Extract, Polyacrylamide, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Laureth-7, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Extract, Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Extract, Dipteryx Odorata Seed Extract, Prunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Myristica Fragrans Extract, Pimenta Officinalis Fruit Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol
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!
Learn more about Water
