What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Cucumis Sativus Juice
EmollientSalix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Rosa Canina Seed Extract
EmollientCitrus Paradisi Peel Extract
Perfuming
Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
Cleansing
Equisetum Arvense Leaf Extract
AstringentMentha Piperita Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Beta Vulgaris Root Extract
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Polyglyceryl-10 Caprylate/Caprate
EmulsifyingCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Phytelephas Aequatorialis Seed Powder
Heptyl Glucoside
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingGlycerin
Humectant
Charcoal Powder
Abrasive
Malachite Extract
Antioxidant
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Clitoria Ternatea Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningMentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Eugenia Caryophyllus Bud Oil
Masking
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Sodium Citrate
BufferingZingiber Aromaticus Extract
Skin ConditioningArginine
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningEuterpe Oleracea Sterols
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Peel
MaskingMalpighia Glabra Fruit
Skin ConditioningEmblica Officinalis Fruit
Skin ConditioningAdansonia Digitata Oil
Emollient
Myrciaria Cauliflora Pulp
Skin ConditioningDaucus Carota Sativa Callus Lysate
Antioxidant
Cocos Nucifera Water
Masking
Lycium Barbarum Amino Acids
Skin ConditioningTapioca Starch
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
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, Polyglyceryl-10 Caprylate/Caprate, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Phytelephas Aequatorialis Seed Powder, Heptyl Glucoside, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Glycerin, Charcoal Powder, Malachite Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Clitoria Ternatea Flower Extract, Mentha Piperita Oil, Eugenia Caryophyllus Bud Oil, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Citrate, Zingiber Aromaticus Extract, Arginine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Water, 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, Acacia Senegal Gum, Tocopheryl Acetate
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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.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolCharcoal powder comes from grounded charcoal. Charcoal can originate from peat, bamboo, coal, wood, coconut shell, or petroleum.
This ingredient has absorbent properties, making it great at absorbing oil.
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 GlycerinWater. 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
