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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Petrolatum
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycol Stearate
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Isopropyl Isostearate
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Triethanolamine
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
Absorbent
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTapioca Starch
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearamide Amp
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate
CleansingPyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Phytate
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Panthenol, Sodium Phytate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Hydroxide
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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!
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