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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Parfum
Masking
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Cocamide DEA
Emulsifying
PEG-3 Distearate
Emulsifying
Olive Oil PEG-7 Esters
Emollient
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantPEG-8
HumectantCitric Acid
Buffering
DMDM Hydantoin
Preservative
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Polyquaternium-7
Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresol
UV AbsorberSodium Chloride
MaskingLavandula Angustifolia Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Trideceth-9
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
CI 14720
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerin, Decyl Glucoside, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Parfum, Propylene Glycol, Cocamide DEA, PEG-3 Distearate, Olive Oil PEG-7 Esters, Sodium PCA, Dipropylene Glycol, PEG-8, Citric Acid, DMDM Hydantoin, Allantoin, Disodium EDTA, Polyquaternium-7, Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresol, Sodium Chloride, Lavandula Angustifolia Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Oryza Sativa Extract, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Trideceth-9, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polysorbate 20, Potassium Sorbate, CI 14720, CI 42090
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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 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!
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