This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse while respecting your skin barrier.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Betaine
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPotassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Surfactant
Acrylates Copolymer
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Myrothamnus Flabellifolia Leaf/Stem Extract
HumectantHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Propanediol
Solvent
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingCholesterol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Betaine
Humectant
Sodium Citrate
BufferingWater, Coco-Betaine, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Acrylates Copolymer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Ceramide As, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NP, Ceramide Ns, Ascorbic Acid, Phytosphingosine, Myrothamnus Flabellifolia Leaf/Stem Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Propanediol, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Hexylene Glycol, Cholesterol, Citric Acid, Betaine, Sodium Citrate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Surfactant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
PEG-40 Stearate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil
Skin Protecting
Disodium EDTA
Polyquaternium-39
PEG-14m
Emulsion StabilisingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Capric Acid
Cleansing
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Silica
Abrasive
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Centella Asiatica Callus Extracellular Vesicles
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
BHT
Antioxidant
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Copper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin Conditioning
Hexapeptide-11
Skin Conditioning
Hexapeptide-9
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Myristic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauric Acid, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, PEG-40 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil, Disodium EDTA, Polyquaternium-39, PEG-14m, Allantoin, Panthenol, Capric Acid, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Glycolic Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ceramide NP, Silica, Centella Asiatica Extract, Centella Asiatica Callus Extracellular Vesicles, Sodium Hyaluronate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Madecassoside, Caprylyl Glycol, BHT, Asiaticoside, Copper Tripeptide-1, Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Hexapeptide-11, Hexapeptide-9
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
Ceramide NP (formerly known as Ceramide 3) is one of the skin's naturally occurring lipids.
Since ceramides are the major lipid components of the skin, they are crucial for maintaining skin barrier and hydration. Ceramide NP most closely mirrors the dominant kind in human skin amongst ceramide subtypes.
This ceramide works by slotting into gaps within the stratum corneum's lipid matrix to limit trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) and shield the skin against external irritants.
A study with 312 patients found that using a ceramide-containing routine for 4 weeks reduced the severity of atopic dermatitis by over 61%.
Another clinical study in subjects aged 60 and older found that a ceramide body wash and moisturizer improved skin dryness and itchy skin in 15 days.
Overall, ceramides are considered non-irritating and safety tests have found little to no observable adverse effects from using this ingredient.
Ceramide NP is usually sourced from plants (like soybean or rice bran), or produced synthetically.
Learn more about Ceramide NPDisodium EDTA is a chelating agent. It grabs onto and deactivates metal ions that sneak into your products from water, packaging, or air.
This ingredient mainly works behind the scenes and helps with:
On top of that, this ingredient can counteract the effects of hard water by binding to the minerals in it.
One thing worth knowing is that Disodium EDTA has been shown to be a mild penetration enhancer. It can help other ingredients absorb into skin more effectively which can be a double-edged sword (great for actives, but can also make the active too strong if you have sensitive skin).
Clinical patch testing showed no significant skin irritation at typical use concentrations and minimal dermal absorption.
You'll most likely see this ingredient near the end of an ingredient list. It's typically found in concentrations less than 1%.
Learn more about Disodium EDTAGlycerin (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 GlycerinPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate is a cleansing agent and emulsifier.
It rounds up dirt, oil, and grime, so they can be rinsed off easily as a cleanser.
On the emulsifier side, it keeps your formula smooth and well-mixed by playing peacekeeper for ingredients that don't naturally get along (like oil and water).
Because it has a C12 (lauric acid) fatty acid chain, this ingredient can potentially feed the Malassezia yeast that causes fungal acne. The Malassezia yeast prefers esters with C11-C24 fatty acids.
This ingredient is an ester of lauric acid and Polyglycerin-10.
Learn more about Polyglyceryl-10 LauratePotassium Cocoyl Glycinate is an amino acid-based surfactant and cleaning agent. This ingredient can be derived from animals or plants. It may also be synthetically created from fatty acids of the coconut and glycine.
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate is a gentle surfactant. Surfactants help gather the dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away. It is a mild cleanser and naturally produces foam.
Chances 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 ChlorideStearic Acid is a fatty acid that is already found in your skin. It's one of the free fatty acids that works alongside ceramides and cholesterols to maintain your barrier.
In cosmetics, it is a multitasker:
Safety-wise, the CIR Expert Panel has concluded it to be safe in cosmetics when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing.
Free stearic acid is a C18 fatty acid that the Malassezia yeast can substrate, so this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Stearic AcidWater. 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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