What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Lauryl Betaine
CleansingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Oryza Sativa Bran Water
Masking
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Sodium Isethionate
CleansingChlorella Vulgaris Extract
Skin ConditioningCedrus Atlantica Bark Oil
Masking
2,3-Butanediol
HumectantRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract
CleansingSalvia Sclarea Oil
Masking
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Aspergillus/Rice Ferment Extract
HumectantGalactomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Lactobacillus/Rice Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate Extract
Antioxidant
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Ethoxydiglycol
HumectantGlucose
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantCitric Acid
Buffering
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Fructooligosaccharides
Humectant
Fructose
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Sodium Phytate
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Glycerin, Stearyl Alcohol, Lauryl Betaine, Glyceryl Stearate, Coconut Acid, Oryza Sativa Bran Water, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Sodium Isethionate, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil, 2,3-Butanediol, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract, Salvia Sclarea Oil, Oryza Sativa Extract, Aspergillus/Rice Ferment Extract, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Lactobacillus/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate Extract, Coco-Glucoside, Ethoxydiglycol, Glucose, Dipropylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Butylene Glycol, Fructooligosaccharides, Fructose, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycereth-26, Propanediol, Sodium Phytate, Ethylhexylglycerin
Water
Skin ConditioningSteartrimonium Methosulfate
Glycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCellulose
Absorbent
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Dicocodimonium Chloride
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Crataegus Pinnatifida Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningMentha Piperita Extract
CleansingHibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningRosmarinus Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialChaenomeles Sinensis Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Aronia Arbutifolia Extract
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Extract
Skin Conditioning
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Saururus Chinensis Extract
Skin ConditioningLactic Acid
Buffering
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Water, Steartrimonium Methosulfate, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Carbomer, Cellulose, Centella Asiatica Extract, Dicocodimonium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Allantoin, Betaine, Parfum, Disodium EDTA, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract, Crataegus Pinnatifida Fruit Extract, Mentha Piperita Extract, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract, Chaenomeles Sinensis Fruit Extract, Aronia Arbutifolia Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Saururus Chinensis Extract, Lactic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Gluconolactone
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
