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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Maltitol
HumectantPropylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-150
HumectantSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Aspartate
CleansingLauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingPolysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingNelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningMadecassoside
Antioxidant
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Lecithin
Emollient
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPullulan
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emollient
Piroctone Olamine
Preservative
Caramel
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Chloride
MaskingSorbitan Caprylate
EmulsifyingTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Silica
Abrasive
Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Zea Mays Starch, Xanthan Gum, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Madecassoside, Beta-Glucan, Sodium PCA, Panthenol, Lecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Pullulan, Dipropylene Glycol, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Piroctone Olamine, Caramel, Sodium Chloride, Sorbitan Caprylate, Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Silica
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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 GlycerinWater. 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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