What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Glycosphingolipids
EmollientCitrus Limon Peel Extract
EmollientEuphrasia Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialHedychium Coronarium Root Extract
MaskingSalix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Citrus Medica Limonum Peel Extract
EmollientSambucus Nigra Fruit Extract
AstringentHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Dehydroxanthan Gum
Emulsion StabilisingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Water, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Glycosphingolipids, Citrus Limon Peel Extract, Euphrasia Officinalis Extract, Hedychium Coronarium Root Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Citrus Medica Limonum Peel Extract, Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dehydroxanthan Gum, Salicylic Acid, Sorbic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol
Water
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water
MaskingSodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Lactobacillus/Arundinaria Gigantea Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningSodium PCA
Humectant
Dicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Glycosphingolipids
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Lecithin
Emollient
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPropanediol
Solvent
Pullulan
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Water, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water, Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids, Decyl Glucoside, Lactobacillus/Arundinaria Gigantea Ferment Filtrate, Sodium PCA, Dicaprylyl Ether, Glycerin, Glyceryl Oleate, Gluconolactone, Glycosphingolipids, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate, Lecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Propanediol, Pullulan, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Decyl Glucoside is a plant-derived surfactant and emulsion stabilizer. It is created by reacting glucose with the fatty acids from plants.
Like all surfactants, it works by lowering the surface tension between water and oil. This makes it so that dirt, sebum, and makeup can be lifted off your skin and rinsed away. It also produces a dense and creamy foam.
Because it has a neutral charge, it is compatible with a wide range of ingredients and stays stable across a broad pH range/water hardiness conditions.
Patch testing has shown it to have the lowest irritation potential among common cleansing surfactants (like SLS).
Typical use levels range from 5-20% in rinse-off cleansers.
One thing worth knowing: The American Contact Dermatitis Society named the parent family, alkyl glucosides, "Allergen of the Year" in 2017. The prevalence of allergy is pretty low but be sure to patch test if you've reacted to "gentle" or sulfate-free cleansers before.
This ingredient is fungal acne safe because the fatty alcohol portion of this ingredient is not within the C11-24 chain length that Malassezia can metabolize.
Learn more about Decyl GlucosideGlycerin (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 GlycerinGlycosphingolipids are naturally found in the cell membranes of organisms. In animals, they are the major glycolipids found.
Glyolipids help ensure the stability of cell membranes. They also help with cellular recognition, such as allowing cells to form tissues in skin.
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
