What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingCeteareth-20
CleansingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingColloidal Oatmeal
Absorbent
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingSodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Lactobacillus/Rye Flour Ferment
Skin ConditioningTremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract
Antioxidant
Echinacea Angustifolia Extract
MoisturisingUrtica Dioica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningZingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract
RefreshingRhodiola Rosea Root Extract
EmollientSalix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Allium Sativum Bulb Extract
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Yeast Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Lycopene
Antioxidant
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Lactobacillus/Rye Flour Ferment, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Echinacea Angustifolia Extract, Urtica Dioica Leaf Extract, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract, Rhodiola Rosea Root Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Allium Sativum Bulb Extract, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Lactobacillus Ferment, Yeast Ferment Extract, Glycerin, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Lycopene, Limonene
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (tea extract) is one of the most well-researched plant extracts in skincare with an impressive resume.
Black tea, green tea, and oolong tea are all harvested from the Camellia Sinensis plant.
Studies show green tea extract and its catechins (like epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)) help your skin cells product energy more efficiently and reducing the number of free-radicals that can damage your skin from the inside.
In lab-grown skin models, this translated to younger, healthier, and stronger skin.
There's also good sun protection data; researchers saw less DNA damage and redness on human skin when green tea was applied before UVB exposure. And the more they applied, the better the protection.
Needless to say, this ingredient shouldn't replace your sunscreen. But it is a great supportive ingredient that you can already find in many sunscreens and antioxidant serums.
A 2009 study found a 2% green tea lotion was effective for mild-to-moderate acne thanks to its anti-inflammatory and mild antimicrobial activity.
The quality of the extract matters a lot here:
Good extracts contain 50-90% catechins while lower quality ones are mostly there for marketing. We recommend reaching out to the brand if you have questions about the quality or source of their ingredients.
Human Repeated Insult Patch Testing showed no irritation or sensitization at use concentrations (0.86% in leave-on products and up to 30% as leaf water).
Learn more about Camellia Sinensis Leaf ExtractCocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine, a compound with two amino groups.
This ingredient is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy.
Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin.
While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study.
Learn more about Cocamidopropyl BetaineGlycerin (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 GlycerinLauryl Glucoside sugar- and lipid-based cleansing agent. It is created from glucose and lauryl alcohol.
This ingredient is a surfactant, making it easier to rinse oil, dirt, and other pollutants away.
A British study found lauryl glucoside to cause skin sensitivity for some people. We recommend speaking with a professional if you have concerns.
Other names for this ingredient include "Lauryl Polyglucose", "Lauryl glycoside", and "D-Glucopyranoside".
Learn more about Lauryl GlucosideSodium cocoyl isethionate is a natural ingredient from coconut oil. It is an ultra gentle cleanser that gives a nice foam without drying the skin or impacting the skin barrier.
The amount of foam created depends on the amount of sodium cocoyl isethionate used in the product.
This ingredient also helps improve the spreadability of a product.
This ingredient hasn’t been shown in studies to feed fungal acne yeast.
Learn more about Sodium Cocoyl IsethionateWater. 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
