What's inside
What's inside
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingSalix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Vaccinium Oxycoccos Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningBetaine
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPhenethyl Alcohol
MaskingSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Chloride
MaskingMentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Ribes Nigrum Fruit Water
MaskingWater
Skin ConditioningRibes Nigrum Fruit Extract
Astringent
Ribes Nigrum Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPhenethyl Alcohol
MaskingLevulinic Acid
Perfuming
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingRibes Nigrum Fruit Water, Water, Ribes Nigrum Fruit Extract, Ribes Nigrum Leaf Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Inulin, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Glycerin, Acacia Senegal Gum, Xanthan Gum, Phenethyl Alcohol, Levulinic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed, Limonene, Linalool, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Acacia Senegal Gum has skin soothing, thickening, and formulation stabilizing properties. It comes from the Acacia tree that is native to sub-Saharan Africa.
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 GlycerinPhenethyl Alcohol is a colorless and aromatic alohol. It is naturally occuring in essential oils.
The scent of this ingredient is floral and often compared to rose.
Like other alcohols, this ingredient helps prevent the growth of bacteria. However, its main purpose is to impact a fragrance.
Learn more about Phenethyl AlcoholWater. 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
