What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Sulfur 10%
Antiseborrhoeic
Water
Skin ConditioningKaolin
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantMagnesium Aluminum Silicate
Absorbent
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentButylene Glycol
Humectant
Avena Sativa Bran Extract
Abrasive
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Phaeodactylum Tricornutum Extract
HumectantAlgin
Masking
Naringenin
Skin ConditioningSimethicone
Emollient
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAcrylates Copolymer
Mannitol
Humectant
Silica
Abrasive
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAscorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Panthenyl Triacetate
Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid
Skin ConditioningAluminum Hydroxide
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Glycerides
EmollientPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
CI 77007
Cosmetic Colorant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
T-Butyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
CI 77120
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantCI 73360
Cosmetic ColorantSulfur 10%, Water, Kaolin, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, CI 77891, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Butylene Glycol, Avena Sativa Bran Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Phaeodactylum Tricornutum Extract, Algin, Naringenin, Simethicone, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Crosspolymer, Acrylates Copolymer, Mannitol, Silica, Xanthan Gum, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Panthenyl Triacetate, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Aluminum Hydroxide, Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Polysorbate 20, CI 77007, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, T-Butyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, CI 77120, CI 77499, CI 73360
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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 GlycerinWater. 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
