What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingCocamide Dipa
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Camellia Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Chamomilla Recutita Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lavandula Angustifolia Extract
Skin Conditioning
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningTrifolium Pratense Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Hedychium Spicatum Extract
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract
Antioxidant
Punica Granatum Extract
AstringentRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialTheobroma Cacao Extract
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Lippia Citriodora Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil
Masking
Citrus Grandis Peel Oil
Masking
Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Cocamide Dipa, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Extract, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Fruit Extract, Trifolium Pratense Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Hedychium Spicatum Extract, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Theobroma Cacao Extract, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Lippia Citriodora Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Lactococcus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus/Portulaca Oleracea Ferment Extract
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Lactitol
HumectantXylitol
Humectant
Pantolactone
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Glycerin, Coco-Glucoside, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Lactobacillus/Portulaca Oleracea Ferment Extract, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Lactic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate, Lactitol, Xylitol, Pantolactone, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, 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.
Citric Acid is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) naturally found in citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, and limes.
Like other AHAs, citric acid can exfoliate skin by breaking down the bonds that hold dead skin cells together. This helps reveal smoother and brighter skin underneath.
However, this exfoliating effect only happens at high concentrations (20%) which can be hard to find in cosmetic products.
Due to this, citric acid is usually included in small amounts as a pH adjuster. This helps keep products slightly more acidic and compatible with skin's natural pH.
In skincare formulas, citric acid can:
While it can provide some skin benefits, research shows lactic acid and glycolic acid are generally more effective and less irritating exfoliants.
Most citric acid used in skincare today is made by fermenting sugars (usually from molasses). This synthetic version is identical to the natural citrus form but easier to stabilize and use in formulations.
Read more about some other popular AHA's here:
Learn more about Citric AcidGlycerin (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 GlycerinChances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideWater. 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
