What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Sodium Coco-Sulfate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Cocamide Mipa
Emulsifying
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Parfum
Masking
Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract
HumectantCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
CI 75810
Cosmetic ColorantTocopherol
Antioxidant
Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Citric Acid
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Sodium Coco-Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Cocamide Mipa, Sodium Chloride, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Parfum, Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, CI 75810, Tocopherol, Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Dehydroacetic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Benzyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, 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 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!
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