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Key Ingredients

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Ingredients Side-by-side

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Water

Skin Conditioning

Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate

Cleansing

Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate

Cleansing

Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate

Cleansing

Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine

Cleansing

Cocamidopropylamine Oxide

Cleansing

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate

Cleansing

PEG-150 Distearate

Emulsifying
2 / 0 Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Di-PPG-2 Myreth-10 Adipate

Emollient
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Cocamide Mea

Emulsifying

Glycol Distearate

Emollient
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Polysorbate 20

Emulsifying
0 / 0 Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Caffeine

Skin Conditioning
Helps with Anti-Aging IconHelps reduce irritation Icon

Cinnamidopropyltrimonium Chloride

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps brighten skin IconGood for Scar Healing IconGood for Barrier Repair Icon

Amodimethicone

Silicon Icon

C11-15 Pareth-7

Emulsifying

Laureth-9

Emulsifying

Trideceth-12

Emulsifying

Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein

Skin Conditioning

Caprylyl Glycol

Emollient
Fatty Alcohol Icon

Phenoxyethanol

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Wheat Amino Acids

Skin Conditioning

Hydrolyzed Soy Protein

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Dimethyl Sulfone

Solvent
Helps fight Acne IconGood for Oily Skin Icon

Polyquaternium-10

Taurine

Buffering

Aspalathus Linearis Extract

Skin Conditioning

Parfum

Masking
Fragrance IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Benzyl Benzoate

Antimicrobial
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Benzyl Cinnamate

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Tetrasodium EDTA

May worsen Eczema Icon

Citronellol

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Hexyl Cinnamal

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Linalool

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay cause irritation IconMay worsen Rosacea IconEU Allergen Icon

CI 15985

Cosmetic Colorant

Biotin

Antiseborrhoeic

Calcium Pantothenate

Alcohol Denat. Sd Alcohol 40

Solvent
Alcohol Icon

Tocopherol

Antioxidant
0-3 / 0-3 Vitamin E IconAntioxidant IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing IconGood for Barrier Repair Icon

Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract

Skin Conditioning

Retinyl Palmitate

Skin Conditioning
1-3 / 1-3 Retinoid IconHelps fight Acne IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconHelps brighten skin IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconGood for Scar Healing IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Skin Texture IconMay worsen Rosacea IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Linoleic Acid

Cleansing
Helps fight Acne IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Barrier Repair IconBad for Acne Prone Skin IconMay worsen Oily Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

PEG-35 Castor Oil

Emulsifying
Oil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Inositol

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Copper Tripeptide-1

Skin Conditioning
Peptide IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing IconGood for Skin Texture Icon

CI 14700

Cosmetic Colorant
2 / 1

Polyquaternium-11

Arginine

Masking
Good for Scar Healing IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

PEG-12 Dimethicone

Skin Conditioning
Silicon Icon

Panax Ginseng Root Extract

Emollient
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Acetyl Tyrosine

Skin Conditioning

Arctium Majus Root Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps reduce irritation Icon

Ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol Manganese Chloride

Antioxidant
Antioxidant IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Niacinamide

Smoothing
Niacinamide IconHelps fight Acne IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconHelps brighten skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Scar Healing IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Barrier Repair Icon

Ornithine Hcl

Skin Conditioning

Zinc Gluconate

Skin Conditioning
Zinc IconHelps fight Acne Icon

Citrulline

Skin Conditioning

Glucosamine Hcl

Hydrolyzed Proanthocyanidin

Antioxidant
Antioxidant Icon

Citric Acid

Buffering
AHA IconHelps brighten skin IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconGood for Scar Healing IconGood for Skin Texture IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

Learn more about Glycerin
Skin Conditioning, Solvent

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. Stay hydrated!

Learn more about Water

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