What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Behentrimonium Chloride
Preservative
Bis-Diisopropanolamino-Pg-Propyl Dimethicone/Bis-Isobutyl PEG-14 Copolymer
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Butyloctanol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Cetyl Esters
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingLactic Acid
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantTilia Tomentosa Bud Extract
Skin ConditioningBHT
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Polyquaternium-110
Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Bis-Diisopropanolamino-Pg-Propyl Dimethicone/Bis-Isobutyl PEG-14 Copolymer, Polysorbate 20, Butyloctanol, Glycerin, Cetyl Esters, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Parfum, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Lactic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Oryza Sativa Extract, Zea Mays Starch, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Gluconolactone, Calcium Gluconate, Tilia Tomentosa Bud Extract, BHT, Disodium EDTA, Polyquaternium-110
Water
Skin ConditioningDisodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Cocamide Mea
Emulsifying
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
CleansingDimethiconol
Emollient
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingUndecylenoyl Glycine
CleansingCapryloyl Glycine
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Polyquaternium-7
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Sodium Cocoate
Cleansing
Piroctone Olamine
Preservative
Climbazole
Antimicrobial
Acrylates Copolymer
Polyquaternium-10
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingPEG-45m
HumectantPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Glutamate
MaskingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Tea-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate
CleansingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Glycerin, Cocamide Mea, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycol Distearate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, Dimethiconol, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Undecylenoyl Glycine, Capryloyl Glycine, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Polyquaternium-7, Tocopheryl Acetate, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Cocoate, Piroctone Olamine, Climbazole, Acrylates Copolymer, Polyquaternium-10, Carbomer, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, PEG-45m, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Glutamate, Sodium Hydroxide, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Tea-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Ethylhexylglycerin
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 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.
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!
Learn more about Water
