What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDisodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Disiloxane
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Methyl Perfluorobutyl Ether
SolventSalicylic Acid
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Saccharomyces/Honey Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
7-Dehydrocholesterol
Emulsion StabilisingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Extract
Antimicrobial
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Water, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Disiloxane, Glycerin, Methyl Perfluorobutyl Ether, Salicylic Acid, Allantoin, Centella Asiatica Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Saccharomyces/Honey Ferment Filtrate, Sodium PCA, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, 7-Dehydrocholesterol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Retinyl Palmitate, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Extract, Panthenol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Acrylates Copolymer
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Surfactant
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingSodium PCA
Humectant
Potassium Cocoate
Emulsifying
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingParfum
Masking
DMDM Hydantoin
Preservative
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Mannitol
Humectant
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantCitric Acid
Buffering
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingHydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Leontopodium Alpinum Extract
Skin ConditioningMalic Acid
Buffering
Saccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingTartaric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Acer Saccharum Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Acrylates Copolymer, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Sodium PCA, Potassium Cocoate, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum, DMDM Hydantoin, Gluconolactone, Zea Mays Starch, Mannitol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Sodium Benzoate, Lactic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Mica, Citric Acid, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Leontopodium Alpinum Extract, Malic Acid, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Tartaric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Acer Saccharum Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, CI 77891, CI 77499
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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.
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract comes from lemons. While lemon extract is exfoliating and antimicrobial, it can also cause skin sensitivity.
Lemons contains antioxidants, which may help with anti-aging. They are also rich in citric acid, an AHA.
And of course, lemons are rich in Vitamin C. Vitamin C helps with skin-brightening and increasing collagen production.
The acidity of lemons may work as an astringent for acne.
However, lemons can also cause skin sensitivity due to its limonene content. It can also increase photosensitivity, or sensitivity to the sun.
This ingredient is also used to add a lemon scent to products.
Learn more about Citrus Limon Fruit ExtractCocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine, a compound with two amino groups.
This ingredient is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy.
Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin.
While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study.
Learn more about Cocamidopropyl BetaineGlycerin (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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Sodium PCA is the sodium salt of pyroglutamic acid. It is naturally occurring in our skin's natural moisturizing factors where it works to maintain hydration.
The PCA stands for pyrrolidone carboxylic acid, a natural amino acid derivative.
This ingredient has skin conditioning, anti-inflammatory, and humectant properties. Humectants help hydrate your skin by drawing moisture from the air. This helps keep your skin moisturized.
Learn more about Sodium PCATocopheryl Acetate is AKA Vitamin E. It is an antioxidant and protects your skin from free radicals. Free radicals damage the skin by breaking down collagen.
One study found using Tocopheryl Acetate with Vitamin C decreased the number of sunburned cells.
Tocopheryl Acetate is commonly found in both skincare and dietary supplements.
Learn more about Tocopheryl AcetateWater. 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
