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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Water
Astringent
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingSyringa Vulgaris Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Levulinic Acid
Perfuming
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Chloride
MaskingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Syringa Vulgaris Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Parfum, Levulinic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Hydroxide
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingLauryl Glucoside
CleansingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Punica Granatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Cyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate
CleansingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Limonene
Perfuming
Citric Acid
Buffering
Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil
Masking
Water, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Lauryl Glucoside, Salicylic Acid, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Cyanocobalamin, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Limonene, Citric Acid, Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil
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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 Cocoyl Glutamate is a gentle cleanser and surfactant. It is the sodium salt of the Cocoyl Glutamic Acid and comes from coconut oil. As a surfactant, it helps lift dirt and oil to be washed away.
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate also has an emolliating effect and can help leave the skin feeling soft.
Water. 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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