What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingGlycol Distearate
Emollient
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Amylopectin
Dextrin
AbsorbentXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Extract
AstringentPolylysine
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf
Abrasive
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Palmitic Acid, Myristic Acid, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Lauric Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Glycol Distearate, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Parfum, Amylopectin, Dextrin, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Extract, Polylysine, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf, Butylene Glycol, Hyaluronic Acid, Centella Asiatica 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 GlycerinGlycol Distearate serves as a pearlizing or opacifying agent in cosmetic products.
It's often included in cleansers and haircare products to give them a lustrous or shimmering appearance.
It is derived from stearic acid, a natural fatty acid commonly found in vegetable oils and animal fats.
Glycol Distearate isn't fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Glycol DistearateWater. 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
