What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingPropanediol
Solvent
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate
Emulsifying
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingAsiaticoside
Antioxidant
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-8
Skin Conditioning
Dextran
Citric Acid
Buffering
Isopentyldiol
Humectant
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingSodium Surfactin
CleansingLinalool
Perfuming
Sodium Phytate
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Coco-Betaine, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Sodium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Allantoin, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-8, Dextran, Citric Acid, Isopentyldiol, Hexylene Glycol, Sodium Surfactin, Linalool, Sodium Phytate, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningPolyethylene
Abrasive
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Myreth Sulfate
Cleansing
Acrylates Copolymer
PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate
Cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Menthol
Masking
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Lactose
HumectantMagnesium Chloride
Sodium Chloride
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Polyquaternium-10
Benzophenone-4
UV Absorber
Cellulose
Absorbent
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingTrisodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Ultramarines
Water, Polyethylene, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Myreth Sulfate, Acrylates Copolymer, PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate, Decyl Glucoside, Menthol, Alcohol Denat., Tocopheryl Acetate, Lactose, Magnesium Chloride, Sodium Chloride, Glycerin, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polyquaternium-10, Benzophenone-4, Cellulose, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Sodium Hydroxide, Trisodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Parfum, Ultramarines
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
