What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Sodium Coco-Sulfate
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Water
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Avena Sativa Kernel Meal
Abrasive
Citrus Aurantifolia Oil
Cleansing
Brassica Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Isethionate
CleansingLimonene
Perfuming
Azadirachta Indica Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Pongamia Glabra Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Surfactant
Sodium Coco-Sulfate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Stearic Acid, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Decyl Glucoside, Water, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Glycerin, Lactic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Avena Sativa Kernel Meal, Citrus Aurantifolia Oil, Brassica Alcohol, Sodium Isethionate, Limonene, Azadirachta Indica Seed Oil, Pongamia Glabra Seed Oil, Behentrimonium Methosulfate
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 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!
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