What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
CI 77004
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Bicarbonate
Abrasive
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
SurfactantCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Diglycerin
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Papain
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Powder
Oryza Sativa Lees Extract
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Bran Water
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Alpha-Arbutin
Antioxidant
Glucose
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Protease
Exfoliating
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Tartaric Acid
Buffering
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Oryza Sativa Seed Protein
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Zea Mays Starch, CI 77004, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Citric Acid, Sodium Polyacrylate, Diglycerin, Allantoin, Water, Maltodextrin, Papain, Oryza Sativa Powder, Oryza Sativa Lees Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran Water, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ceramide NP, Ascorbic Acid, Alpha-Arbutin, Glucose, Oryza Sativa Extract, Protease, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Tartaric Acid, Lactic Acid, Oryza Sativa Seed Protein, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Caprylyl Glycol
Glycerin
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Methylpropanediol
SolventPotassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Surfactant
Water
Skin ConditioningPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
PEG-40 Stearate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Polyquaternium-39
Parfum
Masking
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Phellodendron Amurense Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningRoyal Jelly Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
PEG-14m
Emulsion StabilisingMoringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Trisodium EDTA
Dimethicone
Emollient
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientSqualane
Emollient
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientPolyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Skin Conditioning
Inulin Lauryl Carbamate
Emulsion StabilisingCyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningSilk Amino Acids
HumectantDisodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Gold
Cosmetic ColorantGlycerin, Myristic Acid, Methylpropanediol, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Water, Potassium Hydroxide, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Lauric Acid, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, PEG-40 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Polyquaternium-39, Parfum, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Phellodendron Amurense Bark Extract, Royal Jelly Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, PEG-14m, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Cyclohexasiloxane, Trisodium EDTA, Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Squalane, Alcohol, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Inulin Lauryl Carbamate, Cyanocobalamin, Silk Amino Acids, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol, Gold
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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 Water
