This mild cream cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningMannitol
Humectant
Arginine
Masking
Trehalose
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Tromethamine
BufferingSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Ethoxydiglycol
HumectantPEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingMicrocrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingParfum
Masking
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Laureth-21
CleansingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingTetrasodium EDTA
Benzophenone-4
UV Absorber
Lactobacillus/Papaya Fruit Ferment Extract
Abrasive
Isopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Citrus Junos Extract
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Solvent Yellow 33
Water, Mannitol, Arginine, Trehalose, Sorbitol, Tromethamine, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Ethoxydiglycol, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Microcrystalline Wax, Parfum, Polysorbate 20, Laureth-21, Sodium Hydroxide, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Tetrasodium EDTA, Benzophenone-4, Lactobacillus/Papaya Fruit Ferment Extract, Isopropyl Myristate, Glycerin, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Citrus Junos Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Solvent Yellow 33
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Methyl Lauroyl Taurate
CleansingGlycol Distearate
Emollient
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCocamide Mea
Emulsifying
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Methyltaurate
Skin ConditioningStearic Acid
Cleansing
Cetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate
Surfactant
Pantolactone
Humectant
Water, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Methyl Lauroyl Taurate, Glycol Distearate, Sodium Chloride, Cocamide Mea, Sclerotium Gum, Sodium Benzoate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Citric Acid, Lauric Acid, Sodium Methyltaurate, Stearic Acid, Cetrimonium Chloride, Panthenol, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate, Pantolactone
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 GlycerinSodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideWater. 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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