What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantDipropylheptyl Carbonate
EmollientCetyl Alcohol
EmollientDicaprylyl Ether
EmollientGlucomannan
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin ConditioningHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingDistarch Phosphate
AbsorbentAllantoin
Skin ConditioningDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientZinc PCA
HumectantTocopherol
AntioxidantChondrus Crispus Powder
AbrasiveMadecassoside
AntioxidantLactic Acid
BufferingWater, Glycerin, Dipropylheptyl Carbonate, Cetyl Alcohol, Dicaprylyl Ether, Glucomannan, Panthenol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Distarch Phosphate, Allantoin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Zinc PCA, Tocopherol, Chondrus Crispus Powder, Madecassoside, Lactic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
HumectantOctyldodecanol
EmollientSteareth-2
EmulsifyingCyclopentasiloxane
EmollientSteareth-21
CleansingSalicylic Acid
MaskingCetyl Alcohol
EmollientBehenyl Alcohol
EmollientCyclohexasiloxane
EmollientPolyacrylamide
C13-14 Isoparaffin
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMagnesium Aluminum Silicate
AbsorbentLaureth-7
EmulsifyingMenthol
MaskingCI 77891
Cosmetic Colorant
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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.
Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Its main roles are:
Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Learn more about Cetyl AlcoholWater. 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. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water