What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Tapioca Starch
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Illite
Abrasive
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Water
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Germ Powder
Abrasive
Kaolin
Abrasive
Potassium Chloride
Montmorillonite
AbsorbentCharcoal Powder
Abrasive
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Citrus Grandis Peel Oil
Masking
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Cocoate
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate
AbsorbentCalcium Pantothenate
Sodium Phytate
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Pyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Silica
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Tapioca Starch, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Illite, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Water, Oryza Sativa Germ Powder, Kaolin, Potassium Chloride, Montmorillonite, Charcoal Powder, Salicylic Acid, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Niacinamide, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Maltodextrin, Coconut Acid, Potassium Cocoate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Calcium Pantothenate, Sodium Phytate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Pyridoxine Hcl, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Silica, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Charcoal powder comes from grounded charcoal. Charcoal can originate from peat, bamboo, coal, wood, coconut shell, or petroleum.
This ingredient has absorbent properties, making it great at absorbing oil.
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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