What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Sodium Methyl Lauroyl Taurate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingParfum
Masking
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCoconut Acid
Cleansing
Laureth-4
Emulsifying
Sodium Isethionate
CleansingSodium Methyltaurate
Skin ConditioningStearic Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Preservative
PEG-4 Laurate
Emulsifying
Tetrasodium EDTA
PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate
Emulsifying
PPG-2 Hydroxyethyl Cocamide
Emulsifying
Punica Granatum Fruit Juice
MaskingPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Trideceth-9
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
PPG-6
Skin ConditioningCI 17200
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Methyl Lauroyl Taurate, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Parfum, Glycol Distearate, Carbomer, Coconut Acid, Laureth-4, Sodium Isethionate, Sodium Methyltaurate, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Lauric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Lactic Acid, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, PEG-4 Laurate, Tetrasodium EDTA, PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate, PPG-2 Hydroxyethyl Cocamide, Punica Granatum Fruit Juice, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Trideceth-9, Tocopherol, PPG-6, CI 17200
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 GlycerinParfum is a catch-all term for an ingredient or more that is used to give a scent to products.
Also called "fragrance", this ingredient can be a blend of hundreds of chemicals or plant oils. This means every product with "fragrance" or "parfum" in the ingredients list is a different mixture.
For instance, Habanolide is a proprietary trade name for a specific aroma chemical. When used as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetics, most aroma chemicals fall under the broad labeling category of “FRAGRANCE” or “PARFUM” according to EU and US regulations.
The term 'parfum' or 'fragrance' is not regulated in many countries. In many cases, it is up to the brand to define this term.
For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance by INCI standards.
One example is Calendula flower extract. Calendula is an essential oil that still imparts a scent or 'fragrance'.
Depending on the blend, the ingredients in the mixture can cause allergies and sensitivities on the skin. Some ingredients that are known EU allergens include linalool and citronellol.
Parfum can also be used to mask or cover an unpleasant scent.
The bottom line is: not all fragrances/parfum/ingredients are created equally. If you are worried about fragrances, we recommend taking a closer look at an ingredient. And of course, we always recommend speaking with a professional.
Learn more about ParfumTetrasodium EDTA is the salt formed from neutralizing ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid with sodium hydroxide. It is a chelating agent and used to prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This helps keep the product and ingredients stable.
Tetrasodium EDTA comes as a white solid and is soluble in water.
Water. 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
