What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
C30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Myristoyl/Palmitoyl Oxostearamide/Arachamide Mea
Skin ConditioningMadecassoside
Antioxidant
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Propanediol, C30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Panthenol, Caprylyl Methicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Niacinamide, Myristoyl/Palmitoyl Oxostearamide/Arachamide Mea, Madecassoside, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Sorbitan Stearate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Phytosterols, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol
Water
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Lactobionic Acid
Buffering
Polyacrylate-1 Crosspolymer
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide Mea
Emollient
Myristyl Alcohol
Emollient
Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Cholesterol
Emollient
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingZinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Propylene Glycol, Lactobionic Acid, Polyacrylate-1 Crosspolymer, Behenyl Alcohol, PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Glycerin, Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide Mea, Myristyl Alcohol, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, Cholesterol, Linoleic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Zinc Oxide, Ethylhexylglycerin
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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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