What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningKaolin
AbrasiveBentonite
AbsorbentAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Oil
MaskingCentipeda Cunninghamii Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
BleachingTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantRosa Rubiginosa Seed Oil
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantHyaluronic Acid
HumectantButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningMentha Piperita Extract
CleansingCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantVanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Kaolin, Bentonite, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Centipeda Cunninghamii Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Rosa Rubiginosa Seed Oil, Glycerin, Hyaluronic Acid, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Mentha Piperita Extract, CI 77491, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Kaolin
AbrasiveHoney
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantMacrocystis Pyrifera Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningPanicum Miliaceum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
MaskingBentonite
AbsorbentRosa Centifolia Flower Extract
AstringentPolianthes Tuberosa Flower Extract
PerfumingPogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
MaskingRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
MaskingHibiscus Abelmoschus Extract
MaskingCitral
PerfumingGeraniol
PerfumingBenzyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialLimonene
PerfumingLinalool
PerfumingParfum
MaskingKaolin, Honey, Glycerin, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Panicum Miliaceum Seed Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Bentonite, Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract, Polianthes Tuberosa Flower Extract, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Hibiscus Abelmoschus Extract, Citral, Geraniol, Benzyl Benzoate, Limonene, Linalool, Parfum
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceBentonite is an aluminium phyllosilicate clay with great absorbent properties. The name 'bentonite' comes from the area where the largest source is found: Fort Benton, Wyoming.
As a clay, bentonite is often used to absorb excess oil and provide exfoliation. It has also been shown to have some antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Studies show bentonite was effective at calming dermatitis from poison ivy and in diaper dermatitis of infants. Bentonite has also been shown to act as a barrier against toxic compounds on your skin.
Sunscreens containing bentonite display higher water resistance and stay on the skin for much longer. The sunscreens containing bentonite also show higher potency and UV light absorbtion.
Bentonite is naturally created from volcanic ash and several natural weathering/hydrothermal processes.
A common usage of bentonite is removing excess protein from white wines. Bentonite contains a property of being able to absorb large amounts of protein from aqueous solutions.
Phyllosilicate clay has a structure formed by sheets.
Learn more about BentoniteGlycerin (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 GlycerinKaolin is a clay. It is used for oil control and to help minimize pores. Like other clays, kaolin has the ability to absorb excess sebum or oil. This can help clean out pores and mattify the skin.
Some types of kaolin may have exfoliating properties. When water is added to kaolin, it becomes a paste with small abrasive particles.
Most kaolin is a white color, but may be pink/orange/red depending on where it comes from.
The name 'kaolin' comes from a Chinese village named 'Gaoling'. Kaolin clay comes from rocks rich in kaolinite. Kaolinite, the mineral, has a silicate layered structure. Kaolinite is formed from chemical weathering of aluminum siilicate minerals.
Besides skincare, kaolin is commonly used to make glossy paper, in ceramics, toothpaste, and as medicine to soothe stomach issues.
Learn more about Kaolin