What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningBehentrimonium Methosulfate
Cetearyl Alcohol
EmollientAdansonia Digitata Oil
EmollientPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
EmollientButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantOpuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingGaultheria Procumbens Leaf Oil
MaskingMentha Piperita Oil
MaskingRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
MaskingGuar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningLavandula Spica Herb Oil
PerfumingUrtica Dioica Extract
AstringentCucurbita Pepo
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantDehydroacetic Acid
PreservativeBenzyl Alcohol
PerfumingSilk Amino Acids
HumectantWater, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Adansonia Digitata Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Gaultheria Procumbens Leaf Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Lavandula Spica Herb Oil, Urtica Dioica Extract, Cucurbita Pepo, Tocopheryl Acetate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Silk Amino Acids
Water
Skin ConditioningBehentrimonium Methosulfate
Cetyl Alcohol
EmollientButylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantOrbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
EmollientMauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil
Skin ConditioningCopaifera Officinalis Resin
MaskingAstrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter
EmollientVaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingAcer Saccharum Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingCitrus Medica Limonum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPunica Granatum Extract
AstringentBetaine
HumectantHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingHoney
HumectantPyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialHexapeptide-11
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
BufferingParfum
MaskingPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeBenzoic Acid
MaskingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningGlycereth-2 Cocoate
EmulsifyingWater, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil, Copaifera Officinalis Resin, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Acer Saccharum Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Citrus Medica Limonum Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Betaine, Hexylene Glycol, Honey, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hexapeptide-11, Citric Acid, Parfum, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycereth-2 Cocoate
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Behentrimonium Methosulfate is an ammonium salt. It is mainly used to prevent static in haircare products as a surfactant.
Surfactants have differing ends: one side is hydrophilic while the other end is hydrophobic.
Surfactants also help your cleansers remove pollutants more easily from the skin.
Learn more about Behentrimonium MethosulfateCetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Its main roles are:
Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Learn more about Cetyl AlcoholGlycerin (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