What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Sodium Stearate
CleansingTapioca Starch
Glycerin
Humectant
Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Diatomaceous Earth
Abrasive
Silica
Abrasive
Parfum
Masking
Polyglyceryl-10 Caprylate
EmulsifyingSorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer
CleansingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
Skin Conditioning
Nannochloropsis Oculata Extract
HumectantPanax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Propylene Glycol, Water, Propanediol, Sodium Stearate, Tapioca Starch, Glycerin, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Diatomaceous Earth, Silica, Parfum, Polyglyceryl-10 Caprylate, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Nannochloropsis Oculata Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Stearate
CleansingPropanediol
Solvent
Diatomaceous Earth
Abrasive
Silica
Abrasive
Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil
Emollient
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Cereus Grandiflorus Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningKaolin
Abrasive
Tapioca Starch
Glycerin
Humectant
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingPolyglyceryl-10 Caprylate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-5 Oleate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Citric Acid
Buffering
Propylene Glycol, Water, Sodium Stearate, Propanediol, Diatomaceous Earth, Silica, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil, Lactobacillus Ferment, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Cereus Grandiflorus Flower Extract, Kaolin, Tapioca Starch, Glycerin, Sorbitan Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-10 Caprylate, Polyglyceryl-5 Oleate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Citric Acid
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceDiatomaceous Earth is an exfoliant. It can be good for oily skin.
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 GlycerinWe don't have a description for Polyglyceryl-10 Caprylate yet.
Propanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.Â
It’s often used to:
Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.
Learn more about PropanediolPropylene Glycol is a synthetic, colorless, odorless liquid that has been a staple in cosmetics for decades. It is a skin conditioning agent, humectant, and solvent.
As a humectant, it draw water to the skin to reduce flaking and restore suppleness. It's also a solvent that helps dissolve other actives and keeps formulas stable across temperature changes.
The CIR Expert Panel has confirmed this ingredient to be nontoxic and clinical studies show no sensitization at cosmetic use concentrations.
True allergic reactions are quite rare: a 15-year retrospective study of 6,751 patients found only 0.31% had a positive reaction (and less than half were considered clinically relevant).
It seemed that when sensitization does occur, it's most commonly linked to topical medication (like corticosteroids) and not cosmetics. Allergic contact dermatitis also appears largely limited to individuals with underlying skin conditions.
Overall, propylene glycol is a well-studied ingredient that most people can tolerate without issue.
Learn more about Propylene GlycolSaccharomyces Ferment Filtrate is created from fermenting Saccharomyces, a yeast also known as baker's yeast or brewer's yeast.
As a humectant, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate helps draw moisture from the air to your skin to keep your skin hydrated. The humectant properties comes from its beta-glucan content.
Silica, also known as silicon dioxide, is a naturally occurring mineral. It is used as a fine, spherical, and porous powder in cosmetics.
Though it has exfoliant properties, the function of silica varies depending on the product.
The unique structure of silica enhances the spreadability and adds smoothness, making it a great texture enhancer.
It is also used as an active carrier, emulsifier, and mattifier due to its ability to absorb excess oil.
In some products, tiny microneedles called spicules are made from silica or hydrolyzed sponge. When you rub them in, they lightly polish away dead skin layers and enhance the penetration of active ingredients.
Learn more about SilicaSodium stearate is the sodium salt of stearic acid.
The structure of sodium stearate makes it both a cleanser and emulsifier. As a cleanser, it helps dissolve dirt, oil, and other pollutants. As an emulsifier, it helps prevent ingredients from separating. This adds stability to the formula.
Tapioca starch is a thickening agent and is made from the cassava root, also known as yucca.
According to a manufacturer, it is an excellent talc replacement.
It is gluten-free.
Learn more about Tapioca StarchWater. 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
