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What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sodium Isethionate
CleansingPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Clematis Apiifolia Extract
Skin ConditioningHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Parfum
Masking
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingXanthan Gum
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Linalool
Perfuming
Gardenia Taitensis Callus Extract
Antioxidant
Dextrin
AbsorbentEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Hibiscus Syriacus Flower Extract
Antioxidant
Lavandula Angustifolia Extract
Skin Conditioning
Punica Granatum Extract
AstringentGlycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Water, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Coconut Acid, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Isethionate, Palmitic Acid, Clematis Apiifolia Extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Parfum, Stearic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Xanthan Gum, 1,2-Hexanediol, Linalool, Gardenia Taitensis Callus Extract, Dextrin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Myristic Acid, Hibiscus Syriacus Flower Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Extract, Punica Granatum Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin)
EmollientVinyldimethicone
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientPoly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate
Emulsion StabilisingDicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Steareth-21
CleansingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTromethamine
BufferingSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Phytate
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water
Masking
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Ficus Carica Fruit Extract
Humectant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Vinyldimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Steareth-21, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Hydroxyacetophenone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tromethamine, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Adenosine, Sodium Phytate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ficus Carica Fruit Extract, Ceramide NP, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Madecassoside, Allantoin, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Oryza Sativa Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract, Hyaluronic Acid
Reviews
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
Ethylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that:
The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure.
Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations.
Learn more about EthylhexylglycerinGlycerin (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 GlycerinHydroxyacetophenone is a small phenolic molecule that earns its place in a formulas as an antioxidant and preservative booster.
As a phenol, it is able to neutralize free radicals to protect both the product and the skin from oxidative stress.
Though it can't kill microbes on its own, it works as a good supporting agent when combined with other preservatives like Phenoxyethanol or 1,2-Hexanediol.
This ingredient naturally occurs as piceol in Norwegian spruce needles (~0.4-1.1% dry weight and in cloudberries). Though the cosmetic-grade material is synthesized for purity and consistency.
You'll usually see it used at low levels and suppliers recommend up to 1% added to a water phase.
Safety testing was done at concentrations like 0.05% in SPF products and 0.5% in a Human Repeated Insult Patch Test. The safety evidence is assuring; this ingredient is safe for cosmetics in current use and also holds safety status as a food flavoring as well.
An honest caveat: the "soothing" and "anti-inflammatory" claims come mostly from supplier marketing rather than published clinical trials. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review's own literature search found no useful efficacy studies on this ingredient.
So the antioxidant and preservative-boosting roles are the well supported ones while the calming benefit is plausible but thinly evidenced.
Overall, this is a well-tolerated, low-irritation multitasker that quietly helps a formula stay fresh and stable.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenoneWater. 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
