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A heap of sparkling white xylitol crystals on wet black basalt, moss behind — 36 / 76Water and hydrators

Water and hydratorsHydrates

Xylitol

Xylitol

A sugar alcohol that helps skin hold water. One of a trio in Remember When.

Origin: PlantA sugar alcohol found in many plants, made commercially from plant material such as birch wood or corn cobs.
Found in: 1 formula: Remember When
Also called: Birch sugar

What it is

A sugar alcohol found naturally in many fruits and vegetables. It is the same sweetener used in sugar-free gum.

What it does

It helps skin hold on to water. In Remember When it is listed with xylitylglucoside and anhydroxylitol, a trio of sugar-based humectants.

Why it’s clean

A plainly named, well-tolerated humectant.

What clean means here

Found in

One formula.

Labels list ingredients from most to least, so where xylitol sits gives a rough idea of how much is in the formula.

XylitolXylitol

Remember WhenNo. 7 of 7

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Remember When

No. 7 of 7 on Remember When’s label

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The Remember When label, in order

Aqua (Water)Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Water Glycerin Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil Xylitylglucoside AnhydroxylitolXylitol

Same family

Water and hydrators

Water, and the humectants that draw it to the skin's surface and help hold it there. See the whole family

A single clear, glossy droplet of panthenol on wet black basalt, moss behind

Panthenol (provitamin B5) Panthenol Provitamin B5. Helps skin hold moisture and feel soft.

A crown splash of clear water on wet black basalt, moss behind

Water Water (Aqua) The base of the cleanser, serum, mist and cream. It carries everything else.

Fine white powder dissolving into a clear bead of water on wet black basalt

Xylitylglucoside Xylitylglucoside A humectant made from xylitol and glucose. Helps skin hold water, in Remember When.

White crystals dissolving into a clear droplet of water on wet black basalt, moss behind

Anhydroxylitol Anhydroxylitol A humectant made from xylitol. Helps skin hold on to water, in Remember When.