What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Synthetic Wax
Abrasive
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBenzoic Acid
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Disodium EDTA
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Isododecane
EmollientLinoleic Acid
Cleansing
Linolenic Acid
Cleansing
Morus Alba Root Extract
BleachingParfum
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Saxifraga Sarmentosa Extract
Skin ConditioningScutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Sodium Sulfite
Preservative
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Salicylic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Synthetic Wax, Xanthan Gum, Benzoic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Chlorphenesin, Disodium EDTA, Glycolic Acid, Isododecane, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Morus Alba Root Extract, Parfum, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, Saxifraga Sarmentosa Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Metabisulfite, Sodium Sulfite, Sorbic Acid, Tocopherol, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-6 Ricinoleate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-3 Cocoate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
EmulsifyingLactic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialSodium Phytate
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Water, Propanediol, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Glycerin, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Gluconolactone, Polyglyceryl-6 Ricinoleate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Polyglyceryl-3 Cocoate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Lactic Acid, Sodium Levulinate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Anisate, Sodium Phytate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
