Charlotte Tilbury Magic Hydration Revival Cleanser Versus La Roche-Posay Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Cleanser
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Citric Acid
Buffering
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingHydrolyzed Cottonseed Protein
Skin ConditioningFructose
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingUrea
Buffering
Parfum
Masking
Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Maltose
MaskingSodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Disodium EDTA
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingHydrated Silica
Abrasive
Glucose
Humectant
Silica Dimethyl Silylate
EmollientSodium Phosphate
BufferingPlumeria Rubra Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Citric Acid, Decyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Benzoate, Glycol Distearate, Pentylene Glycol, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Hydrolyzed Cottonseed Protein, Fructose, Sodium Hydroxide, Urea, Parfum, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Allantoin, Maltose, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Sodium PCA, Trehalose, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenoxyethanol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Disodium EDTA, Potassium Sorbate, Disodium Phosphate, Hydrated Silica, Glucose, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Sodium Phosphate, Plumeria Rubra Flower Extract, Tocopherol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Benzoate
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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 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 ChlorideTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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
