What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantDimethicone
Emollient
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Isododecane
EmollientCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientTalc
Abrasive
Silica
Abrasive
Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingIron Oxides
PEG-Crosspolymer
Sorbitan Sesquioleate
Emulsifying
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Polyglycerin-3
Humectant
Isostearyl Isostearate
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
Hexyl Laurate
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Triethyl Citrate
Masking
Aroma
Quaternium-18 Bentonite
Disodium EDTA
Ganoderma Lucidum Extract
Skin Protecting
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingMilk Protein
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Orchid Extract
Skin ConditioningPrunus Persica Flower Extract
MoisturisingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sturgeon Extract
Skin ConditioningCaviar Extract
Skin ConditioningTuber Magnatum Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Cyclopentasiloxane, CI 77891, Dimethicone, Cyclohexasiloxane, Isododecane, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Talc, Silica, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Iron Oxides, PEG-Crosspolymer, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Polyglycerin-3, Isostearyl Isostearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sorbitan Oleate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Hexyl Laurate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Triethyl Citrate, Aroma, Quaternium-18 Bentonite, Disodium EDTA, Ganoderma Lucidum Extract, Phenethyl Alcohol, Milk Protein, Pentylene Glycol, Orchid Extract, Prunus Persica Flower Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Sturgeon Extract, Caviar Extract, Tuber Magnatum Extract
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
