What's inside
What's inside
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf
Abrasive
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Algae
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Callus
Antimicrobial
Cera Alba
Emollient
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Zingiber Officinale Water
MaskingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Vitis Vinifera
MaskingSymphytum Officinale Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Meristem Cell Culture
Skin ConditioningSymphytum Officinale Callus Culture Lysate
Skin ConditioningCucumis Sativus Oil
Emollient
Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingAcer Saccharum Sap
HumectantCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Cera
EmollientCitrus Medica Limonum Peel
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Water, Glycerin, Decyl Glucoside, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Niacinamide, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf, Allantoin, Algae, Camellia Sinensis Callus, Cera Alba, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Zingiber Officinale Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Vitis Vinifera, Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Meristem Cell Culture, Symphytum Officinale Callus Culture Lysate, Cucumis Sativus Oil, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Acer Saccharum Sap, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Cera, Citrus Medica Limonum Peel, Citric Acid
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 not within the C11-24 chain length that Malassezia can metabolize.
Learn more about Decyl GlucosideGlycerin (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 Glycerin
