What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCellulose
Absorbent
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAvena Sativa Kernel Flour
Abrasive
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingMicrocrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentCarrageenan
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 18820
Cosmetic ColorantWater
Skin ConditioningAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Glycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid
BufferingCI 14700
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingVaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingPumice
Abrasive
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Mannose
HumectantAscorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Water
MaskingCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Acer Saccharum Extract
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Water, Alcohol Denat., Glycerin, Dimethicone, Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid, CI 14700, CI 19140, Carbomer, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Pumice, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Mannose, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Disodium EDTA, Caprylyl Glycol, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Water, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Acer Saccharum Extract, Xanthan Gum, Parfum
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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 GlycerinSodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideWater. 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
