What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate
CleansingSodium Hydroxypropylsulfonate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer
CleansingPolyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Ethyl Linoleate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingNymphaea Caerulea Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningSalix Nigra Bark Extract
Skin ProtectingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Zeolite
AbsorbentLauryl Glucoside
CleansingSodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCalcium Gluconate
HumectantPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Phosphate
BufferingPolysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Parfum
Masking
Water, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate, Sodium Hydroxypropylsulfonate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Gluconolactone, Ethyl Linoleate, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Nymphaea Caerulea Flower Extract, Salix Nigra Bark Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Zeolite, Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Hydroxide, Calcium Gluconate, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Phosphate, Polysorbate 60, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate
Surfactant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingLauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Chloride
MaskingTrisodium EDTA
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Squalane
Emollient
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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.
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 GlycerinPolyglyceryl-4 Caprate comes from Capric Acid and Polyglycerin-4. It is an emulsifier.
Emulsifiers help stabilize a product. They do this by preventing ingredients from separating, such as oils and water which do not mix naturally.
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate is a gentle cleanser and surfactant. It is the sodium salt of the Cocoyl Glutamic Acid and comes from coconut oil. As a surfactant, it helps lift dirt and oil to be washed away.
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate also has an emolliating effect and can help leave the skin feeling soft.
Water. 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!
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