What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Salicylic Acid 2%
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate
Emollient
Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Colloidal Oatmeal
Absorbent
Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
CleansingZinc PCA
Humectant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Melia Azadirachta Seed Oil
Emollient
Spiraea Ulmaria Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningSalix Nigra Bark Extract
Skin ProtectingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Salicylic Acid 2%, Water, Glycerin, Squalane, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Colloidal Oatmeal, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Zinc PCA, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Melia Azadirachta Seed Oil, Spiraea Ulmaria Flower Extract, Salix Nigra Bark Extract, Xanthan Gum, Coco-Glucoside, Tocopheryl Acetate, Potassium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Methyl Perfluoroisobutyl Ether
SolventMethyl Perfluorobutyl Ether
SolventStearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Carrageenan
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Coco-Sulfate
Cleansing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Lecithin
Emollient
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientEthylhexyl Isononanoate
EmollientHydrolyzed Soy Protein
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Cocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
Cleansing
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
PEG-90m
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
Masking
Perfluorohexane
SolventPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingO-Cymen-5-Ol
Antimicrobial
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Benzaldehyde
Masking
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant
Tropolone
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Methyl Perfluoroisobutyl Ether, Methyl Perfluorobutyl Ether, Stearic Acid, Glycine Soja Oil, Carrageenan, Palmitic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium PCA, Panthenol, Sodium Coco-Sulfate, Butylene Glycol, Squalane, Dimethicone, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Coco-Glucoside, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Allantoin, Lecithin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Ethylhexyl Isononanoate, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Cocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, PEG-90m, Arginine, Perfluorohexane, Potassium Hydroxide, O-Cymen-5-Ol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Benzaldehyde, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tropolone, Tocopherol
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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.
Coco-Glucoside is a surfactant, or a cleansing ingredient. It is made from glucose and coconut oil.
Surfactants help gather dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away.
This ingredient is considered gentle and non-comedogenic. However, it may still be irritating for some.
Learn more about Coco-GlucosideGlycerin (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 GlycerinPotassium hydroxide is commonly known as caustic potash. It is used to fix the pH of a product or as a cleaning agent in soap. In cleansers, it is used for the saponification of oils.
Sapnification is the process of creating fatty acid metal salts from triglycerides and a strong base. During this process, Potassium Hydroxide is used up and is not present in the final product.
Using high concentrations of Potassium Hydroxide have shown to irritate the skin.
Learn more about Potassium HydroxideSqualane is the hydrogenated and shelf-stable form of squalene (a lipid that naturally occurs in human sebum).
It is an emollient and skin conditioning agent that is able to integrate seamlessly into the skin's lipid barrier without clogging pores.
This is due to how structurally similar it is to what your skin already produces.
Though it is mostly an emollient that helps soften and hydrate skin, it also has some humectant and occlusive action. Humectants help the skin retain moisture while occlusives seal it in, making squalane a triple-threat moisturizer.
Research shows it has antioxidant capabilities that help protect against stressors like UV exposure, specifically UVA induced oxidative stress. This study also found that it supports collagen biosynthesis in human dermal fibroblasts.
No clinical study has reported significant adverse effects and irritation reactions are very rare from this ingredient (even at 100% concentration).
Overall, it's a fantastic ingredient for hydration and is suitable for all skin types.
This depends on the source. Squalane can be derived from both plants and animals. Most squalane used in skincare comes from plants.
Please note: the source of squalane is only known if disclosed by the brand. We recommend reaching out to the brand if you have any questions about their squalane.
Read more about squalene with an "e".
Though squalane is often called an oil, it’s technically not one. It is a hydrocarbon, meaning it is only made of carbon and hydrogen. True oils are triglycerides and made of fatty acids and glycerol.
The term “oil-free” isn’t regulated so companies can define it however they want. Some exclude all oils, while others just avoid mineral oil or comedogenic oils.
Squalane has a comedogenic rating of 1 from the original 1972 study that tested raw ingredients under occlusion on rabbit ears. This system is not standardized or peer-reviewed, and using the raw ingredients is very different from how diluted cosmetic formulations are used on human skin.
A comedogenic rating of 1 means it is "unlikely to clog pores" according to the original rating system.
The overall formula of a product matters more than the individual ingredients on whether or not it will cause clogged pores.
Learn more about SqualaneTocopheryl Acetate is AKA Vitamin E. It is an antioxidant and protects your skin from free radicals. Free radicals damage the skin by breaking down collagen.
One study found using Tocopheryl Acetate with Vitamin C decreased the number of sunburned cells.
Tocopheryl Acetate is commonly found in both skincare and dietary supplements.
Learn more about Tocopheryl AcetateWater. 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
