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Ingredients Side-by-side
Avena Sativa Kernel Meal
Abrasive
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Water
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Sodium Isethionate
CleansingCoco-Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Methylpropanediol
SolventAvena Sativa Meal Extract
SoothingAvena Sativa Kernel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Leaf Extract
AstringentButylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingOctyldodecanol
Emollient
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Avena Sativa Kernel Meal, Zea Mays Starch, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Glycerin, Coconut Acid, Water, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Sodium Isethionate, Coco-Betaine, Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids, Propanediol, Methylpropanediol, Avena Sativa Meal Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, Ceramide NP, Avena Sativa Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Octyldodecanol, Hexylene Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Hydrogenated Lecithin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Caprylyl Glycol
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolCaprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinWater. 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 WaterZea Mays Starch is starch made from corn. You might know this as cornstarch . It is used to thicken a product. It can replace talc as an absorbent.
The pH of cornstarch is 5.92.
Cornstarch is a common food ingredient used to thicken soups or to make corn syrup.
Learn more about Zea Mays Starch
