What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water
Masking
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Polyquaternium-10
Camellia Japonica Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
SurfactantCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Salix Nigra Bark Extract
Skin ProtectingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Punica Granatum Extract
AstringentCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Camellia Sinensis Seed Extract
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Root Extract
Perfuming
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Capric Acid
Cleansing
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Water, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Lauric Acid, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Sorbitan Olivate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyquaternium-10, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Salix Nigra Bark Extract, Panthenol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Seed Extract, Camellia Sinensis Root Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Capric Acid, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Allantoin
Water
Skin ConditioningDisodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingDipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Acrylates Copolymer
Sodium Chloride
MaskingArginine
Masking
Hydrogenated Coconut Acid
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Isethionate
CleansingSalicylic Acid
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingArtemisia Vulgaris Oil
Perfuming
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water
AntimicrobialGlucose
Humectant
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Copper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Glycine
Buffering
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Serine
Masking
Alanine
Masking
Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningHexapeptide-61 Dimer
Skin Conditioning
Oligopeptide-19
Skin Conditioning
Lupeol
Skin ConditioningWater, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Coco-Betaine, Acrylates Copolymer, Sodium Chloride, Arginine, Hydrogenated Coconut Acid, Hydroxyacetophenone, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Isethionate, Salicylic Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Artemisia Vulgaris Oil, Allantoin, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water, Glucose, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract, Copper Tripeptide-1, Glycine, Glutamic Acid, Serine, Alanine, Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract, Hexapeptide-61 Dimer, Oligopeptide-19, Lupeol
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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
Allantoin is a soothing ingredient known for its protective and moisturizing properties; it's basically a quiet workhorse ingredient you can find in a huge range of cosmetics.
Though it can be derived from the comfrey plant, allantoin is produced synthetically for cosmetic products to ensure purity.
Research shows it can encourage your skin cells to turn over and renew by stimulating keratinocyte and fibroblast proliferation.
It also has mild keratolytic properties to help loosen and shed dead skin cells without being harsh.
Studies also suggest allantoin can help calm inflammation by dialing down some of the chemical signals your skin sends out when it is irritated.
This ingredient is typically used in the 0.1-0.5% range, and the FDA recognizes it as a skin protectant in OTC products up to 2%.
Overall, allantoin is a wonderful addition to most routines; it is stable across a wide pH range (~4-8), works well with other ingredients, and is considered non-sensitizing/non-irritating.
Fun fact: Allantoin is naturally occurring in comfrey root, beets, chamomile, and wheat sprouts. Our bodies even produce it as a byproduct of uric acid metabolism.
Learn more about AllantoinButylene 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 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 Water
