What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingCocamide Mipa
Emulsifying
Capryloyl/Caproyl Methyl Glucamide
EmulsifyingLauroyl/Myristoyl Methyl Glucamide
EmollientAcrylates Crosspolymer-4
Emulsion StabilisingPolyglyceryl-3 Laurate
EmulsifyingPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Sorbeth-230 Tetraoleate
Emulsifying
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Lauroamphoacetate
CleansingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Isethionate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Sorbitan Laurate
Emulsifying
Polyquaternium-7
BHT
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Rice Oil Glycereth-8 Esters
Cleansing
Coconut Oil Glycereth-8 Esters
Cleansing
Sorbitol
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Protein
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Jojoba Protein
Skin ConditioningAmber Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningLeontopodium Alpinum Extract
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Oryza Sativa Seed Protein
Antioxidant
Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Skin ConditioningKaempferia Galanga Root Extract
Skin ConditioningPhytic Acid
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Quaternium-95
UV AbsorberCinnamidopropyltrimonium Chloride
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Litchi Chinensis Pericarp Extract
Skin ConditioningMoringa Oleifera Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Citrulline
Skin ConditioningDisodium Phosphate
BufferingPotassium Benzoate
Preservative
Tetrasodium EDTA
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantPentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Limonene
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Cocamide Mipa, Capryloyl/Caproyl Methyl Glucamide, Lauroyl/Myristoyl Methyl Glucamide, Acrylates Crosspolymer-4, Polyglyceryl-3 Laurate, Polysorbate 20, Sorbeth-230 Tetraoleate, Parfum, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, Coconut Acid, Propylene Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Isethionate, Glycerin, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Benzoate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Panthenol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Sorbitan Laurate, Polyquaternium-7, BHT, Butylene Glycol, Rice Oil Glycereth-8 Esters, Coconut Oil Glycereth-8 Esters, Sorbitol, Citric Acid, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Protein, Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Protein, Amber Extract, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Leontopodium Alpinum Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Oryza Sativa Seed Protein, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Kaempferia Galanga Root Extract, Phytic Acid, Oryza Sativa Extract, Quaternium-95, Cinnamidopropyltrimonium Chloride, Gluconolactone, Litchi Chinensis Pericarp Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract, Citrulline, Disodium Phosphate, Potassium Benzoate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Benzyl Alcohol, Calcium Gluconate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool
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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 GlycerinHydroxyacetophenone is a small phenolic molecule that earns its place in a formulas as an antioxidant and preservative booster.
As a phenol, it is able to neutralize free radicals to protect both the product and the skin from oxidative stress.
Though it can't kill microbes on its own, it works as a good supporting agent when combined with other preservatives like Phenoxyethanol or 1,2-Hexanediol.
This ingredient naturally occurs as piceol in Norwegian spruce needles (~0.4-1.1% dry weight and in cloudberries). Though the cosmetic-grade material is synthesized for purity and consistency.
You'll usually see it used at low levels and suppliers recommend up to 1% added to a water phase.
Safety testing was done at concentrations like 0.05% in SPF products and 0.5% in a Human Repeated Insult Patch Test. The safety evidence is assuring; this ingredient is safe for cosmetics in current use and also holds safety status as a food flavoring as well.
An honest caveat: the "soothing" and "anti-inflammatory" claims come mostly from supplier marketing rather than published clinical trials. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review's own literature search found no useful efficacy studies on this ingredient.
So the antioxidant and preservative-boosting roles are the well supported ones while the calming benefit is plausible but thinly evidenced.
Overall, this is a well-tolerated, low-irritation multitasker that quietly helps a formula stay fresh and stable.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenonePropanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.
It’s often used to:
Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.
Learn more about PropanediolWater. 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
