Peptide Skincare & BeautySkin science and ingredient guides

Skin science article

Weleda Skin Food Original Ultra-Rich Cream Versus Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream

Weleda Skin Food Original Ultra-Rich Cream Versus Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream This calming moisturizer is formulated around Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil and Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil to calm redness and hydrate skin. This barrier-repair moisturizer

Weleda Skin Food Original Ultra-Rich Cream Versus Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream

This calming moisturizer is formulated around Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil and Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil to calm redness and hydrate skin.

This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil and Ceramide NP to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

No key ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Lanolin

Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil

Cera Alba

Alcohol

Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate

Glycerin

Limonene

Viola Tricolor Extract

Hydrolyzed Beeswax

Sorbitan Olivate

Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract

Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract

Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract

Arginine

Zinc Sulfate

Parfum

Linalool

Geraniol

Citral

Coumarin

Water, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Lanolin, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Cera Alba, Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Glycerin, Limonene, Viola Tricolor Extract, Hydrolyzed Beeswax, Sorbitan Olivate, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Arginine, Zinc Sulfate, Parfum, Linalool, Geraniol, Citral, Coumarin

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Isopropyl Isostearate

Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil

Glyceryl Stearate Se

Cetearyl Alcohol

Palmitic Acid

Stearic Acid

Pentylene Glycol

Plantago Lanceolata Leaf Extract

Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil

Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil

Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil

Schinziophyton Rautanenii Kernel Oil

Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil

Polyglyceryl-6 Ximenia Americana Seedate

Cholesterol

Ceramide AP

Ceramide EOP

Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer

Ceramide NP

Phytosphingosine

Ceteareth-20

Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

Tocopherol

Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate

Sodium Hydroxide

Citric Acid

Carbomer

Xanthan Gum

Caprylyl Glycol

Chlorphenesin

Phenoxyethanol

Ethylhexylglycerin

Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isopropyl Isostearate, Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Cetearyl Alcohol, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Plantago Lanceolata Leaf Extract, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil, Schinziophyton Rautanenii Kernel Oil, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-6 Ximenia Americana Seedate, Cholesterol, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Ceramide NP, Phytosphingosine, Ceteareth-20, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Tocopherol, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin

Reviews

Alternatives

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.

Water. 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!

Similar Comparisons

The reference edit

Ingredients, questions
& further reading.

Connected source records selected through this article’s public topic index.

01

Formula cabinet

Ingredients & structured notes

Ingredient index

Ingredients Side-by-side

  1. 01Water
  2. 02Glycerin
  3. 03Petrolatum
  4. 04Niacinamide
  5. 05Paraffinum Liquidum
  6. 06Dimethicone
  7. 07Cetearyl Alcohol
  8. 08Lactic Acid
  9. 09Glyceryl Stearate Se
  10. 10Ceteareth-20
  11. 11Sodium PCA
  12. 12Stearic Acid
  13. 13Caprylyl Glycol
  14. 141,2-Hexanediol
  15. 15Laureth-3
  16. 16Xanthan Gum
  17. 17Sodium Hydroxide
  18. 18Ceramide NP
  19. 19Cholesterol
  20. 20Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Source · skinsort.com
02

Product index

Related product references

03

Comparison edit

Read side by side