What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Chloride
MaskingBenzoic Acid
Masking
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Avena Sativa Kernel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil
Emollient
Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Coco-Glucoside, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil, Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Sodium Metabisulfite, Tocopherol, Sodium Hydroxide
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Polyacrylate-33
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingPolyquaternium-10
Azelaic Acid
Buffering
Phytic Acid
Glutathione
Alpha-Arbutin
Antioxidant
Kojic Acid
Antioxidant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Retinol
Skin Conditioning
Illicium Verum Fruit/Seed Oil
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Niacinamide, Polyacrylate-33, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Polyquaternium-10, Azelaic Acid, Phytic Acid, Glutathione, Alpha-Arbutin, Kojic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Phospholipids, Retinol, Illicium Verum Fruit/Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment, Glycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Sodium Hydroxide
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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.
Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine, a compound with two amino groups.
This ingredient is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy.
Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin.
While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study.
Learn more about Cocamidopropyl BetaineGlycerin (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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Sodium 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 HydroxideSodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate is a cleansing agent and emulsifier. It is a surfactant derived from sarcosine, and a common source is coconut oil.
As a surfactant, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate helps lift dirts, oil, and other molecules to be washed away. In leave-on products, this ingredient is used as an emulsifier. Emulsifier help prevent ingredients such as oils and waters from separating.
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate is also commonly found as a foaming agent in shampoo, toothpaste, and shaving foam. It is amphiphilic, meaning it loves both water and fats.
Learn more about Sodium Lauroyl SarcosinateWater. 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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