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Water
Skin ConditioningLauryl Glucoside
CleansingDisodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
CleansingSalicylic Acid
MaskingMagnesium Laureth Sulfate
CleansingGlycerin
HumectantCoco-Glucoside
CleansingMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
AntioxidantSodium PCA
HumectantGlyceryl Oleate
EmollientPanthenol
Skin ConditioningPolysorbate 20
EmulsifyingAlpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
CleansingBisabolol
AntioxidantCentella Asiatica Extract
CleansingRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
MaskingHamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningEpilobium Fleischeri Extract
Skin ConditioningPEG/PPG-120/10 Trimethylolpropane Trioleate
Laureth-2
CleansingDehydroacetic Acid
PreservativeBenzyl Alcohol
PerfumingWater, Lauryl Glucoside, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Salicylic Acid, Magnesium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerin, Coco-Glucoside, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Sodium PCA, Glyceryl Oleate, Panthenol, Polysorbate 20, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Bisabolol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Epilobium Fleischeri Extract, PEG/PPG-120/10 Trimethylolpropane Trioleate, Laureth-2, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingCaprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
CleansingCoco-Betaine
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientCitric Acid
BufferingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
CleansingSodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
CleansingSodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Phytate
Butylene Glycol
HumectantChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
MaskingLinalool
PerfumingSalvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
CleansingCitronellol
PerfumingVitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningParfum
MaskingWater, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Coco-Betaine, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Phytate, Butylene Glycol, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Linalool, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Citronellol, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract, Parfum
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Ingredients Explained
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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 BetaineGlycerin (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