What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Alaninate
Surfactant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-250 Distearate
CleansingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Cocamide Mipa
Emulsifying
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Potassium Laureth-4 Carboxylate
SurfactantHydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Trioleate
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningSodium Citrate
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningT-Butyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Water, Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate, Sodium PCA, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-250 Distearate, Decyl Glucoside, Phenoxyethanol, Cocamide Mipa, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Polysorbate 20, Potassium Laureth-4 Carboxylate, Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Propylene Glycol, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Trioleate, Sodium Chloride, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Citrate, Ethylhexylglycerin, T-Butyl Alcohol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Betaine
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAvena Sativa Kernel Meal
Abrasive
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Agastache Mexicana Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningPEG-14m
Emulsion StabilisingPolyquaternium-10
PEG-150 Distearate
Emulsifying
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningSodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Citrate
BufferingAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Imidazolidinyl Urea
Preservative
Xylityl Sesquicaprylate
Antimicrobial
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Decyl Glucoside, Betaine, Xanthan Gum, Avena Sativa Kernel Meal, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Agastache Mexicana Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, PEG-14m, Polyquaternium-10, PEG-150 Distearate, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Citrate, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid, Benzoic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Xylityl Sesquicaprylate, Anhydroxylitol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate
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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 BetaineDecyl 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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol 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.
Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideSodium Citrate is the sodium salts of citric acid. In skincare, it is used to alter pH levels and acts as a preservative.
Its main functions are to maintain the pH of a product and neutralize metal ions.
The acidity of our skin is maintained by our glands and skin biome; normal pH level of skin is slightly acidic (~4.75-5.5).
Being slightly acidic allows our skin to create an "acid mantle". This acid mantle is a thin barrier that protects our skin from bacteria and contaminants.
Learn more about Sodium CitrateThis is the synthetic salt of gluconic acid, a form of PHA and mild exfoliant.
It is mainly used to stabilize oil and butter formulations from going bad. Sodium gluconate is a humectant, pH regulator, and chelating agent.
Chelating agents help neutralize unwanted metals from affecting the formulation.
Sodium gluconate is water-soluble.
Learn more about Sodium GluconateWater. 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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