First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration Versus Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Body Wash

First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration Versus Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Body Wash Detailed comparison of First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration versus Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Body Wash. This calming moisturizer is formulated around Colloidal Oatmeal and Squalane to calm redness and hydrate skin. Colloidal Oatmeal 0.5% Water Stearic Acid Glycerin C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Glyceryl Stearate Se Glyceryl Stearate Cetearyl Alcohol Dimethicone Squalane Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Phenoxyethanol Caprylyl Glycol Xanthan Gum Allantoin Sodium Hydroxide Tetrasodium EDTA Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Ceramide NP Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil Colloidal Oatmeal 0.5%, Water, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Allantoin, Sodium Hydroxide, Tetrasodium EDTA, Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Ceramide NP, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil Cocamidopropyl Betaine Sodium Laureth Sulfate Avena Sativa Kernel Flour Avena Sativa Kernel Oil Avena Sativa Kernel Extract Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride Polyquaternium-10 Sodium Benzoate Citric Acid Parfum Water, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Polyquaternium-10, Tetrasodium EDTA, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum 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. Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective. In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline. Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated. "Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic. Tetrasodium EDTA is the salt formed from neutralizing ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid with sodium hydroxide. It is a chelating agent and used to prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This helps keep the product and ingredients stable. Tetrasodium EDTA comes as a white solid and is soluble in water. 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!