What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate
CleansingLauryl Betaine
CleansingLauryl Glucoside
CleansingSodium Chloride
MaskingLactobionic Acid
Buffering
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Coffea Arabica Seed Extract
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Leaf Extract
AstringentPinus Densiflora Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract
Skin ConditioningEpilobium Fleischeri Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Glucose
Humectant
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Caulerpa Lentillifera Extract
Sea Water
HumectantXylitylglucoside
Humectant
Cucumaria Frondosa Extract
Antioxidant
Hizikia Fusiforme Extract
Skin ConditioningJellyfish Extract
HumectantLaminaria Japonica Extract
Skin Protecting
Dictyopteris Polypodioides Extract
EmollientAnhydroxylitol
Humectant
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingXylitol
Humectant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
Emulsifying
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate, Lauryl Betaine, Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium Chloride, Lactobionic Acid, Zinc PCA, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Leaf Extract, Pinus Densiflora Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract, Epilobium Fleischeri Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Allantoin, Glucose, Saccharide Isomerate, Caulerpa Lentillifera Extract, Sea Water, Xylitylglucoside, Cucumaria Frondosa Extract, Hizikia Fusiforme Extract, Jellyfish Extract, Laminaria Japonica Extract, Dictyopteris Polypodioides Extract, Anhydroxylitol, Decyl Glucoside, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Xylitol, Potassium Sorbate, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingBetaine
Humectant
Bromelain
Skin ConditioningAcacia Senegal Gum
MaskingPapain
Skin ConditioningLactic Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Charcoal
Abrasive
Diazolidinyl Urea
Preservative
Propanediol
Solvent
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Decyl Glucoside, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Xanthan Gum, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Betaine, Bromelain, Acacia Senegal Gum, Papain, Lactic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Charcoal, Diazolidinyl Urea, Propanediol, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Decyl Glucoside is a plant-derived surfactant and emulsion stabilizer. It is created by reacting glucose with the fatty acids from plants.
Like all surfactants, it works by lowering the surface tension between water and oil. This makes it so that dirt, sebum, and makeup can be lifted off your skin and rinsed away. It also produces a dense and creamy foam.
Because it has a neutral charge, it is compatible with a wide range of ingredients and stays stable across a broad pH range/water hardiness conditions.
Patch testing has shown it to have the lowest irritation potential among common cleansing surfactants (like SLS).
Typical use levels range from 5-20% in rinse-off cleansers.
One thing worth knowing: The American Contact Dermatitis Society named the parent family, alkyl glucosides, "Allergen of the Year" in 2017. The prevalence of allergy is pretty low but be sure to patch test if you've reacted to "gentle" or sulfate-free cleansers before.
This ingredient is fungal acne safe because the fatty alcohol portion of this ingredient is below the C11-24 chain length that Malassezia can metabolize.
Learn more about Decyl GlucosideWe don't have a description for Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate yet.
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!
Learn more about Water
