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Water
Skin ConditioningDisodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Sweetalmondamphoacetate
CleansingMyristoyl/Palmitoyl Oxostearamide/Arachamide Mea
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
CleansingSodium Phytate
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingHexylene Glycol
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Artemisia Vulgaris Oil
Perfuming
Santalum Album Oil
Masking
Water, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Propanediol, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Coco-Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Sweetalmondamphoacetate, Myristoyl/Palmitoyl Oxostearamide/Arachamide Mea, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil, Centella Asiatica Extract, Madecassoside, Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Sodium Phytate, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Hexylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Artemisia Vulgaris Oil, Santalum Album Oil
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Salicylate
Preservative
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingCitric Acid
Buffering
Polyquaternium-7
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Tetrasodium EDTA
PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate
Emulsifying
PPG-2 Hydroxyethyl Cocamide
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Mel
EmollientPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
CI 16255
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Chloride, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Parfum, Sodium Salicylate, Glycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Glycol Distearate, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Citric Acid, Polyquaternium-7, Coco-Glucoside, Tetrasodium EDTA, PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate, PPG-2 Hydroxyethyl Cocamide, Glyceryl Oleate, Glyceryl Stearate, Mel, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Hexyl Cinnamal, CI 16255, CI 19140
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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.
Citric Acid is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) naturally found in citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, and limes.
Like other AHAs, citric acid can exfoliate skin by breaking down the bonds that hold dead skin cells together. This helps reveal smoother and brighter skin underneath.
However, this exfoliating effect only happens at high concentrations (20%) which can be hard to find in cosmetic products.
Due to this, citric acid is usually included in small amounts as a pH adjuster. This helps keep products slightly more acidic and compatible with skin's natural pH.
In skincare formulas, citric acid can:
While it can provide some skin benefits, research shows lactic acid and glycolic acid are generally more effective and less irritating exfoliants.
Most citric acid used in skincare today is made by fermenting sugars (usually from molasses). This synthetic version is identical to the natural citrus form but easier to stabilize and use in formulations.
Read more about some other popular AHA's here:
Learn more about Citric AcidCoco-Glucoside is a surfactant, or a cleansing ingredient. It is made from glucose and coconut oil.
Surfactants help gather dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away.
This ingredient is considered gentle and non-comedogenic. However, it may still be irritating for some.
Learn more about Coco-GlucosideGlycerin (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 GlycerinChances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideWater. 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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