What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingLauryl Glucoside
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate
CleansingCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningRuscus Aculeatus Root Extract
Astringent
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Troxerutin
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Hedera Helix Extract
AntimicrobialPolygonum Fagopyrum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Lauryl Glucoside, Glycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate, Coco-Glucoside, Panthenol, Glyceryl Oleate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Zinc PCA, Citric Acid, Acacia Senegal Gum, Propylene Glycol, Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract, Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Troxerutin, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Hedera Helix Extract, Polygonum Fagopyrum Leaf Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningLactamide Mea
HumectantSodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingCeteareth-60 Myristyl Glycol
EmulsifyingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate
Emollient
Lecithin
Emollient
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
Emulsifying
Piroctone Olamine
Preservative
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Zinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Water, Lactamide Mea, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Ceteareth-60 Myristyl Glycol, Decyl Glucoside, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Glycerin, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, Lecithin, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Piroctone Olamine, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Tocopherol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Zinc Gluconate
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Citric Acid is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) naturally found in citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, and limes.
Like other AHAs, citric acid can exfoliate skin by breaking down the bonds that hold dead skin cells together. This helps reveal smoother and brighter skin underneath.
However, this exfoliating effect only happens at high concentrations (20%) which can be hard to find in cosmetic products.
Due to this, citric acid is usually included in small amounts as a pH adjuster. This helps keep products slightly more acidic and compatible with skin's natural pH.
In skincare formulas, citric acid can:
While it can provide some skin benefits, research shows lactic acid and glycolic acid are generally more effective and less irritating exfoliants.
Most citric acid used in skincare today is made by fermenting sugars (usually from molasses). This synthetic version is identical to the natural citrus form but easier to stabilize and use in formulations.
Read more about some other popular AHA's here:
Learn more about Citric AcidCoco-Glucoside is a surfactant, or a cleansing ingredient. It is made from glucose and coconut oil.
Surfactants help gather dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away.
This ingredient is considered gentle and non-comedogenic. However, it may still be irritating for some.
Learn more about Coco-GlucosideWe don't have a description for Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate yet.
Glycerin (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 GlycerinGlyceryl Oleate is the ester of glycerin and oleic acid. This ingredient is mainly an emollient and emulsifier.
Emollients soften and hydrate the skin by creating a thin film on top to trap in moisture. As an emulsifier, glyceryl oleate helps stabilize formulations by preventing ingredients such as oil and water from separating. According to a manufacturer, this ingredient helps helps thicken water-in-oil formulations, shower gels, and hair shampoos.
In some products, this ingredient may be used as a fragrance / perfuming ingredient. The scent of this ingredient is described to be "waxy".
Glyceryl oleate is created from oils rich in oleic acid, such as peanut oil and olive oil.
This ingredient may not be malassezia folliculitis safe.
Learn more about Glyceryl OleatePropylene Glycol is a synthetic, colorless, odorless liquid that has been a staple in cosmetics for decades. It is a skin conditioning agent, humectant, and solvent.
As a humectant, it draw water to the skin to reduce flaking and restore suppleness. It's also a solvent that helps dissolve other actives and keeps formulas stable across temperature changes.
The CIR Expert Panel has confirmed this ingredient to be nontoxic and clinical studies show no sensitization at cosmetic use concentrations.
True allergic reactions are quite rare: a 15-year retrospective study of 6,751 patients found only 0.31% had a positive reaction (and less than half were considered clinically relevant).
It seemed that when sensitization does occur, it's most commonly linked to topical medication (like corticosteroids) and not cosmetics. Allergic contact dermatitis also appears largely limited to individuals with underlying skin conditions.
Overall, propylene glycol is a well-studied ingredient that most people can tolerate without issue.
Learn more about Propylene GlycolWe don't have a description for Sodium Cocoamphoacetate yet.
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!
Learn more about Water
