What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Sodium Bicarbonate
Abrasive
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
SurfactantZea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Powder
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Isethionate
CleansingPapain
Skin Conditioning
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Lysine Hcl
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Acetyl Methionine
Skin Conditioning
Theanine
EmollientProline
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCitric Acid
Buffering
Carica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSorbitol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Zea Mays Starch, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Coconut Acid, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Powder, Water, Sodium Isethionate, Papain, Zinc Oxide, Lysine Hcl, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Acetyl Methionine, Theanine, Proline, Betaine, Cellulose Gum, Citric Acid, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Sorbitol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
SurfactantMannitol
Humectant
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Glucose
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl/Palmoyl/Sunfloweroyl Glutamate
Cleansing
PEG-75
HumectantSodium Myristoyl Glutamate
CleansingSodium Lauroyl Aspartate
CleansingPullulan
Sodium Myristate
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingOryza Sativa Starch
AbsorbentBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Talc
Abrasive
Potassium Myristate
EmulsifyingHydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Sodium Laurate
CleansingAgar
MaskingAlpha-Glucan
HumectantPotassium Laurate
EmulsifyingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Serine
Masking
Lauramidopropylamine Oxide
CleansingAminoethanesulfinic Acid
Antioxidant
Silica
Abrasive
Sorbitol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Dextran Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Potassium Palmitate
EmulsifyingSodium Palmitate
CleansingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Mannitol, Zea Mays Starch, Glucose, Sodium Cocoyl/Palmoyl/Sunfloweroyl Glutamate, PEG-75, Sodium Myristoyl Glutamate, Sodium Lauroyl Aspartate, Pullulan, Sodium Myristate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Oryza Sativa Starch, Behenyl Alcohol, Talc, Potassium Myristate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Sodium Laurate, Agar, Alpha-Glucan, Potassium Laurate, Stearic Acid, Serine, Lauramidopropylamine Oxide, Aminoethanesulfinic Acid, Silica, Sorbitol, Glycerin, Allantoin, Dextran Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Potassium Palmitate, Sodium Palmitate, Lauric Acid, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Tocopherol, Water
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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.
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 GlycerinSodium cocoyl isethionate is a natural ingredient from coconut oil. It is an ultra gentle cleanser that gives a nice foam without drying the skin or impacting the skin barrier.
The amount of foam created depends on the amount of sodium cocoyl isethionate used in the product.
This ingredient also helps improve the spreadability of a product.
This ingredient hasn’t been shown in studies to feed fungal acne yeast.
Learn more about Sodium Cocoyl IsethionateSodium Lauroyl Glutamate is the sodium salt from the lauric acid of glutamic acid.
It is a surfactant and helps cleanse the skin. Surfactants gather oil, dirt, and other pollutants from your skin so they may be washed away easily.
Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol. It is a hydrating and moisturizing agent created from the reduction process of glucose.
Most sorbitol is usually made from potato starch. It is also found in fruits such as apples and pears.
As a humectant, Sorbitol helps draw water to the skin. This helps keep the skin hydrated. Sorbitol also helps create a thicker texture in products. You might find sorbitol in your toothpaste and other gels.
It is a non-irritating ingredient that is great for those with dry skin.
Sorbitol is a prebiotic. It helps promote the growth of healthy bacteria on your skin. The bacteria on your skin form a microbiome. This microbiome helps protect your skin from infection and harmful bacteria.
Learn more about SorbitolWater. 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 WaterZea Mays Starch is starch made from corn. You might know this as cornstarch . It is used to thicken a product. It can replace talc as an absorbent.
The pH of cornstarch is 5.92.
Cornstarch is a common food ingredient used to thicken soups or to make corn syrup.
Learn more about Zea Mays Starch
