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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCoffea Robusta Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Triisostearate
Polyquaternium-39
Coffea Arabica Seed Oil
Masking
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
PCA
Humectant
Arginine
Masking
Glycine
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Serine
Masking
Valine
MaskingProline
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningSodium Lactate
Buffering
Histidine
Humectant
Phenylalanine
Masking
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Menthyl Lactate
Masking
Water, Coffea Robusta Seed Extract, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Triisostearate, Polyquaternium-39, Coffea Arabica Seed Oil, Caffeine, Sodium PCA, PCA, Arginine, Glycine, Alanine, Aspartic Acid, Serine, Valine, Proline, Threonine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Isoleucine, Sodium Lactate, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Maltodextrin, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Polysorbate 20, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Phenoxyethanol, Menthyl Lactate
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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.
Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine, a compound with two amino groups.
This ingredient is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy.
Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin.
While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study.
Learn more about Cocamidopropyl BetaineGlycerin (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 GlycerinHydroxyethylcellulose is used to improve the texture of products. It is created from a chemical reaction involving ethylene oxide and alkali-cellulose. Cellulose is a sugar found in plant cell walls and help give plants structure.
This ingredient helps stabilize products by preventing ingredients from separating. It can also help thicken the texture of a product.
This ingredient can also be found in pill medicines to help our bodies digest other ingredients.
Learn more about HydroxyethylcellulosePhenoxyethanol 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. Remember to stay hydrated!
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