What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Aphloia Theiformis Leaf Extract
AstringentPropanediol
Solvent
Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum
Skin ConditioningSorbitol
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Maris Aqua
HumectantInositol
Humectant
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Succinoglycan
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningHyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Algin
Tropaeolum Majus Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningPhenethyl Alcohol
MaskingSucrose
Humectant
Tetraselmis Suecica Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Hydrochloric Acid
BufferingCI 77163
Cosmetic Colorant
Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Betaine, Propylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Aphloia Theiformis Leaf Extract, Propanediol, Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, Sorbitol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Maris Aqua, Inositol, Benzyl Alcohol, Succinoglycan, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citric Acid, Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Algin, Tropaeolum Majus Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Phenethyl Alcohol, Sucrose, Tetraselmis Suecica Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Tocopherol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydrochloric Acid, CI 77163
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Mannose
HumectantButylene Glycol
Humectant
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingParaffin
Perfuming
Sodium Styrene/Ma Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingMicrocrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingMadecassoside
Antioxidant
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Ascorbic Acid, Mannose, Butylene Glycol, Paraffinum Liquidum, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Cetyl Alcohol, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Potassium Hydroxide, Paraffin, Sodium Styrene/Ma Copolymer, Microcrystalline Wax, Madecassoside, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethiconol, Disodium EDTA, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester, Xanthan Gum, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Phenoxyethanol
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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.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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
