This salicylic acid gel cleanser is formulated around Salicylic Acid to clear breakouts and unclog pores.
This benzoyl peroxide foaming cleanser is formulated around Benzoyl Peroxide to clear breakouts and help reduce acne-causing bacteria.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Salicylic Acid 0.5%
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingIsopentyldiol
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingLauryl Glucoside
CleansingSalix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
CleansingHamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingAlpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Rhamnose
HumectantGlucose
Humectant
Glucuronic Acid
Buffering
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingDisodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Propanediol
Solvent
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Citrate
BufferingSodium Laurate
CleansingSodium Sarcosinate
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Salicylic Acid 0.5%, Water, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Isopentyldiol, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Decyl Glucoside, Cellulose Gum, Lauryl Glucoside, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Rhamnose, Glucose, Glucuronic Acid, Saccharide Isomerate, Niacinamide, Sodium Chloride, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Propanediol, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Allantoin, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Laurate, Sodium Sarcosinate, Caprylyl Glycol, Benzoic Acid, Citric Acid, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol
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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 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!
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