What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Behenic Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Montmorillonite
AbsorbentLaminaria Saccharina Extract
Skin ProtectingPorphyridium Cruentum Extract
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Hydrolyzed Rice Extract
Skin Conditioning
Punica Granatum Extract
AstringentZinc PCA
Humectant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Sodium Phytate
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Polyquaternium-7
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Behenic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Lauric Acid, Stearic Acid, Montmorillonite, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Porphyridium Cruentum Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Niacinamide, Hydrolyzed Rice Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Zinc PCA, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Sodium Phytate, Potassium Sorbate, Glycol Distearate, Butylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Benzoate, Polyquaternium-7, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Poloxamer 184
EmulsifyingAlgae Extract
EmollientSalicornia Herbacea Extract
Skin ConditioningPPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24
EmulsifyingSodium Citrate
BufferingAlpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Maltooligosyl Glucoside
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Maris Aqua
HumectantChlorhexidine Digluconate
Antimicrobial
Parfum
Masking
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Poloxamer 184, Algae Extract, Salicornia Herbacea Extract, PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24, Sodium Citrate, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Maltooligosyl Glucoside, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Panthenol, Citric Acid, Maris Aqua, Chlorhexidine Digluconate, Parfum, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Tocopherol
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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
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
