What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Glycerin
Humectant
Potassium Myristate
EmulsifyingWater
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Potassium Stearate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Potassium Laurate
EmulsifyingPEG-40 Stearate
Emulsifying
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Parfum
Masking
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Cordyceps Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Phellinus Linteus Extract
Skin ConditioningPhellinus Linteus/Rice Ferment Extract
EmollientPhellodendron Amurense Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningRheum Palmatum Root/Stalk Extract
AstringentScutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract
Skin ConditioningAlthaea Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract
EmollientAnthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Foeniculum Vulgare Leaf Extract
HumectantHouttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower
Skin Conditioning
Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract
TonicRosmarinus Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialBeta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium EDTA
Pyrus Malus Fruit Water
Masking1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin, Potassium Myristate, Water, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Potassium Stearate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Myristic Acid, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Potassium Laurate, PEG-40 Stearate, Lauric Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Parfum, Stearic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Cordyceps Sinensis Extract, Phellinus Linteus Extract, Phellinus Linteus/Rice Ferment Extract, Phellodendron Amurense Bark Extract, Rheum Palmatum Root/Stalk Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract, Althaea Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Foeniculum Vulgare Leaf Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower, Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract, Beta-Glucan, Trisodium EDTA, Pyrus Malus Fruit Water, 1,2-Hexanediol
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Potassium Cocoate
Emulsifying
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Polyquaternium-67
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientDisodium EDTA
Sodium Acetate
BufferingSodium Chloride
MaskingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Glycerin, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Decyl Glucoside, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Sorbitan Olivate, Glycol Distearate, Potassium Cocoate, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Polyquaternium-67, Glyceryl Caprylate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Acetate, Sodium Chloride, Panthenol, Pentylene Glycol, Madecassoside
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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 GlycerinGlyceryl Stearate is made by reacting glycerin with stearic acid (typically sourced from plant oils like palm or coconut). It's an emulsifier, emollient, and mild occlusive.
Emulsifiers help ingredients like oil and water stay mixed so your formula stays nicely blended and uniform in texture.
This ingredient is typically used in concentrations between 1-10%. Studies have found it to be non-sensitizing, non-phototoxic, and non-photoallergenic.
A close cousin of this ingredient is Glyceryl Stearate SE ("self-emulsifying"). This just has a small amount of sodium or potassium stearate added so it can emulsify without a co-emulsifier.
Since this ingredient is an ester of a C18 fatty acid, it may not be fungal acne safe. The Malassezia yeast can potentially metabolize within the C11-C24 range.
Fun fact: The human body also creates Glyceryl Stearate naturally.
Learn more about Glyceryl StearatePotassium Cocoyl Glycinate is an amino acid-based surfactant and cleaning agent. This ingredient can be derived from animals or plants. It may also be synthetically created from fatty acids of the coconut and glycine.
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate is a gentle surfactant. Surfactants help gather the dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away. It is a mild cleanser and naturally produces foam.
This gentle cleansing and foaming ingredient is known for leaving a smooth feeling in skin and hair. It is made using coconut oil.
According to the manufacturer, it is soluble in water and has resistance to hard water, acid, and alkali.
Due to its coconut base, it may not be Malassezia folliculitis safe.
Learn more about Sodium Methyl Cocoyl TaurateWater. 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
