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Salicylic Acid 1%
MaskingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningCucumis Sativus Juice
EmollientSalix Alba Bark Extract
AstringentRosa Canina Seed Extract
EmollientCitrus Paradisi Peel Extract
PerfumingSymphytum Officinale Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
CleansingEquisetum Arvense Leaf Extract
AstringentMentha Piperita Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
MaskingBeta Vulgaris Root Extract
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingCitrus Grandis Peel Oil
MaskingMentha Aquatica Leaf Oil
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientTocopherol
AntioxidantPanthenol
Skin ConditioningThymus Vulgaris Extract
PerfumingCinnamomum Cassia Bark
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Leaf Extract
PerfumingRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialCocamidopropyl Dimethylamine
EmulsifyingHydrastis Canadensis Root Extract
MaskingCitrus Limon Peel Extract
EmollientEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaffeine
Skin ConditioningSodium PCA
HumectantArbutin
AntioxidantEuterpe Oleracea Sterols
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Peel
MaskingMalpighia Glabra Fruit
Skin ConditioningEmblica Officinalis Fruit
Skin ConditioningAdansonia Digitata Oil
EmollientMyrciaria Cauliflora Pulp
Skin ConditioningDaucus Carota Sativa Callus Lysate
AntioxidantCocos Nucifera Water
MaskingLycium Barbarum Amino Acids
Skin ConditioningTapioca Starch
Thioctic Acid
AntioxidantUbiquinone
AntioxidantGlycerin
HumectantSalicylic Acid 1%, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Cucumis Sativus Juice, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Rosa Canina Seed Extract, Citrus Paradisi Peel Extract, Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Equisetum Arvense Leaf Extract, Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Beta Vulgaris Root Extract, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Mentha Aquatica Leaf Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Tocopherol, Panthenol, Thymus Vulgaris Extract, Cinnamomum Cassia Bark, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Hydrastis Canadensis Root Extract, Citrus Limon Peel Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caffeine, Sodium PCA, Arbutin, Euterpe Oleracea Sterols, Citrus Limon Peel, Malpighia Glabra Fruit, Emblica Officinalis Fruit, Adansonia Digitata Oil, Myrciaria Cauliflora Pulp, Daucus Carota Sativa Callus Lysate, Cocos Nucifera Water, Lycium Barbarum Amino Acids, Tapioca Starch, Thioctic Acid, Ubiquinone, Glycerin
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
MaskingLycium Barbarum Fruit Extract
AstringentJasminum Sambac Flower Extract
MaskingLavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
CleansingCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
MaskingOryza Sativa Extract
AbsorbentCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialGlycine Soja Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCitric Acid
BufferingCoco-Betaine
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
CleansingDecyl Glucoside
CleansingPolyglyceryl-10 Caprylate/Caprate
EmulsifyingCoco-Glucoside
CleansingGlyceryl Oleate
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMoonstone Extract
Skin ConditioningMalpighia Emarginata Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPhyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract
HumectantAdansonia Digitata Seed Oil
EmollientCamphor
MaskingDaucus Carota Sativa Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Water
MaskingTapioca Starch
Thioctic Acid
AntioxidantLimnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAnthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
MaskingButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Jasminum Sambac Flower Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Oryza Sativa Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Glycine Soja Extract, Glycerin, Cellulose Gum, Citric Acid, Coco-Betaine, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Decyl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-10 Caprylate/Caprate, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Xanthan Gum, Moonstone Extract, Malpighia Emarginata Fruit Extract, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Camphor, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Cocos Nucifera Water, Tapioca Starch, Thioctic Acid, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
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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.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract comes from the common Marigold plant part of the Asteraceae family. This ingredient is a skin conditioner.
Marigolds contain flavonoids. Flavonoids are a group of substances found naturally in plants. They possess antioxidant and inflammation properties.
This ingredient soothes skin inflammation by inhibiting inhibiting a part of the inflammation process.
Marigolds have been used in traditional medicine throughout Asia and Europe.
Learn more about Calendula Officinalis Flower ExtractDecyl 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 GlucosideEthylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that:
The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure.
Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations.
Learn more about EthylhexylglycerinGlycerin (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 GlycerinLavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract comes from the lavender plant.
Many components of lavender flowers are antioxidants, such as ferulic acid, caffeic acid, and several flavonoids.
Traditional Iranian folk medicine uses Lavender extract to help treat inflammation.
Lavender extract may have a scent.
It contains linalool, a known allergen. However, lavender extract contains less linalool than lavender essential oil.
Learn more about Lavandula Angustifolia Flower ExtractRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract comes from rosemary. Rosemary is native to the Mediterranean.
While Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil can be volatile due to its fragrant properties, the fragrance components are usually removed in the leaf extract.
Rosemary Leaf Extract contains many antioxidants such as rosmarinic acid and caffeic acid. Rosemarinic acid, a compound found in rosemary leaf, has been found to help soothe skin conditions such as eczema and acne.
Learn more about Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf ExtractTapioca starch is a thickening agent and is made from the cassava root, also known as yucca.
According to a manufacturer, it is an excellent talc replacement.
It is gluten-free.
Learn more about Tapioca StarchThioctic Acid is an enzyme and antioxidant. A more common name for this is Alpha Lipoic Acid.
Alpha Lipoic Acid can be naturally found in the mitochondria of every cell.
Antioxidants help fight free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells. The antioxidants in Alpha Lipoic Acid have been shown to fight damage from cigarette smoke.
Studies also show Alpha Lipoic Acid plays a role in wound healing.
Thioctic Acid will break down when exposed to sunlight.
Many foods contain thioctic acid, including tomato, brussel sprouts, spinach, and broccoli.
Learn more about Thioctic Acid