What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate
CleansingPerlite
Absorbent
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Stearate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Oleate
CleansingParfum
Masking
Sucrose
Humectant
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Sodium Isethionate
CleansingCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Synthetic Wax
Abrasive
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Sodium Laurate
CleansingTetrasodium EDTA
Tetrasodium Etidronate
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Coumarin
Perfuming
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantCI 61570
Cosmetic ColorantCI 17200
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate, Perlite, Stearic Acid, Sodium Stearate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Lauric Acid, Sodium Oleate, Parfum, Sucrose, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Sodium Isethionate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Synthetic Wax, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Laurate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Tetrasodium Etidronate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Coumarin, CI 77891, CI 19140, CI 77492, CI 77491, CI 15985, CI 42090, CI 77499, CI 61570, CI 17200
Sodium Chloride
MaskingBentonite
Absorbent
Water
Skin ConditioningTartaric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Sulfite
Preservative
Sodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Saxifraga Sarmentosa Extract
Skin ConditioningCarica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPsidium Guajava Fruit Extract
AstringentKaolin
Abrasive
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Milk Protein
Skin ConditioningCarbon
Methyl Hydroxyethylcellulose
StabilisingZea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Sodium Chloride, Bentonite, Water, Tartaric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Sulfite, Sodium Metabisulfite, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Saxifraga Sarmentosa Extract, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Kaolin, Allantoin, Hydrolyzed Milk Protein, Carbon, Methyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Zea Mays Starch
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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 GlycerinChances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideWater. 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
