What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Ethoxydiglycol
HumectantAcrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer
Glycerin
Humectant
Lauramine Oxide
CleansingOryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Sodium Carbonate
BufferingLactic Acid
Buffering
10-Hydroxydecanoic Acid
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingImidazolidinyl Urea
Preservative
Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Ethoxydiglycol, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Glycerin, Lauramine Oxide, Oryza Sativa Extract, Panthenol, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Carbonate, Lactic Acid, 10-Hydroxydecanoic Acid, Parfum, Sodium Chloride, Imidazolidinyl Urea
Water
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Lauramine Oxide
CleansingHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingGlyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Tetrasodium EDTA
Glycol Stearate
Emollient
Cocamide
Emulsifying
Diethanolamine
BufferingImidazolidinyl Urea
Preservative
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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.
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 GlycerinImidazolidinyl Urea is a synthetic antimicrobial preservative. It works by slowly releasing small amounts of formaldehyde to keep bacteria, yeast, and mold from growing.
Just so you know, the formaldehyde released at typical use concentrations (up to 0.6% in the EU and typically 0.1-0.3% in the US) are tiny. The CIR Expert Panel has reaffirmed its safety as a cosmetic ingredient at current use concentrations in 2023. It's also not mutagenic in cell studies.
However, it is a known contact sensitizer with about a 1-2% contact allergy rate.
Other formaldehyde releasers include Diazolidinyl Urea or DMDM Hydantoin.
Learn more about Imidazolidinyl UreaLauramine Oxide is a gentle surfactant from the amine oxide family. It's made by reacting a coconut or palm-derived starting material with hydrogen peroxide.
It plays several roles in skincare:
The best range for this ingredient is between 6-8.
The CIR Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe at current use levels with a maximum of 3.7% for leave-on products.
The EU COSing Database lists "perfuming" as a function for this ingredient. This is because of it's surfactant property; it helps dissolve and evenly disperse fragrance in a formula to keep the scent uniform. This ingredient doesn't have a scent on its own.
Learn more about Lauramine OxideWater. 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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