What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Betaine
Humectant
Avena Sativa Kernel Flour
Abrasive
Cocamide DEA
EmulsifyingTriethanolamine
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer
Glycerin
Humectant
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingButylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Polyacrylamide
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
C13-14 Isoparaffin
Emollient
C9-11 Pareth-6
EmulsifyingAvena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Avena Sativa Kernel Flour
Abrasive
Oryza Sativa Bran Extract
Skin Conditioning
Inositol
Humectant
Chamomilla Recutita Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingDMDM Hydantoin
Preservative
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
BufferingParfum
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Bisabolol
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Butylene Glycol, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polyacrylamide, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, C13-14 Isoparaffin, C9-11 Pareth-6, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Inositol, Chamomilla Recutita Extract, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, DMDM Hydantoin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Lactate, Parfum, Citric Acid, Bisabolol
Reviews
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Oatmeal flour is created by grinding down the kernels of oats. Oatmeal helps sooth, hydrate, and protect the skin.
Oatmeal kernel flour has abrasive, or exfoliating, properties.
Learn all about the skin benefits of colloidal oatmeal here.
Learn more about Avena Sativa Kernel FlourCocamidopropyl 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 BetaineGlycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
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. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
