What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Coco-Glucoside
CleansingSodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingBenzoic Acid
Masking
Dehydroxanthan Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPentadecalactone
Masking
Triethyl Citrate
Masking
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Sodium Chloride
Masking
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Bisabolol
Masking
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Water, Propylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Octyldodecanol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Coco-Glucoside, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroxanthan Gum, Pentadecalactone, Triethyl Citrate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Tocopherol, Bisabolol, Glycine Soja Oil
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Isononanoate
EmollientBenzoic Acid
Masking
Ceteareth-12
EmulsifyingCeteareth-20
Cleansing
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Pantolactone
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Citrate
BufferingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Benzoic Acid is used to preserve and adjust the pH of products.
The antimicrobial property of Benzoic Acid helps elongate a product's shelf life. Its main role is to reduce fungi growth and is not found to be effective at fighting bacteria. Therefore Benzoic Acid is always added along with other preservatives.
In its pure form, Benzoic Acid looks like a white crystalline solid. It has slight solubility in water.
The name of Benzoic Acid comes from gum benzoin, which used to be the sole source of deriving this ingredient. Benzoic Acid is the most simple aromatic carboxylic acid.
Benzoic Acid is naturally occuring in strawberries, mustard, cinnamon, and cloves. It has a slight scent but is not considered to be a fragrance.
Learn more about Benzoic AcidDehydroacetic Acid is fungicide and bactericide. It is used as a preservative in cosmetics. Preservatives help elongate the shelf life of a product.
Dehydroacetic Acid is not soluble in water.
Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. 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. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
