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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Methylaminopropionate
CleansingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emollient
Cocamide Mea
Emulsifying
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
PEG-150
HumectantBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
PEG-10 Stearate
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Euphorbia Cerifera Wax
Disodium EDTA
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Olea Europaea Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Oryza Sativa Bran Extract
Skin Conditioning
Fucus Vesiculosus Extract
Emollient
Natto Gum
Water, Glycerin, Myristic Acid, Stearic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Palmitic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Lauric Acid, Sodium Lauroyl Methylaminopropionate, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Cocamide Mea, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, PEG-150, Behenyl Alcohol, PEG-10 Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax, Disodium EDTA, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Alcohol, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Natto Gum
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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.
Disodium 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 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!
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