What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingHexanoyl Dipeptide-3 Norleucine Acetate
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract
Antioxidant
Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Lecithin
Emollient
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Glycerin
Humectant
Sucrose
Humectant
Pumice
Abrasive
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningMandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Phytic Acid
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Sodium Isethionate
CleansingSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentCharcoal Powder
Abrasive
Mannitol
Humectant
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Oenothera Biennis Oil
Emollient
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sodium Methyltaurate
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Glycerin, Sucrose, Pumice, Lactic Acid, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Water, Mandelic Acid, Phytic Acid, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Sodium Isethionate, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Coconut Acid, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Charcoal Powder, Mannitol, Zea Mays Starch, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Chloride, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Methyltaurate, Maltodextrin
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!
Learn more about Water
