What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate
CleansingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Palmitate
CleansingWater
Skin ConditioningLauric Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Isethionate
CleansingSodium Stearate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Palm Kernelate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Tetrasodium EDTA
Tetrasodium Etidronate
Emulsion StabilisingAlumina
Abrasive
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Butylphenyl Methylpropional
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Coumarin
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
CI 14700
Cosmetic ColorantCI 17200
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Lauroyl Isethionate, Stearic Acid, Sodium Palmitate, Water, Lauric Acid, Sodium Isethionate, Sodium Stearate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Glycerin, Parfum, Sodium Chloride, Propylene Glycol, Zinc Oxide, Tetrasodium EDTA, Tetrasodium Etidronate, Alumina, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Alcohol, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Citronellol, Coumarin, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool, CI 14700, CI 17200, CI 77891
Water
Skin ConditioningC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialButylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
PPG-2 Myristyl Ether Propionate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seedcake
Abrasive
Hordeum Vulgare Extract
EmollientCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Algae Extract
EmollientArginine
Masking
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Propylene Glycol Dicaprate
EmollientSucrose
Humectant
Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Ricinoleate
Emollient
Cetyl Esters
Emollient
Ceteareth-20
CleansingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, PPG-2 Myristyl Ether Propionate, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate, Helianthus Annuus Seedcake, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Cetyl Alcohol, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Algae Extract, Arginine, Cetearyl Alcohol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Propylene Glycol Dicaprate, Sucrose, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Panthenol, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Cetyl Esters, Ceteareth-20, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol
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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 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
