This mild foaming cleanser is mild enough to cleanse without leaving skin feeling tight or stripped.
This mild gel cleanser is mild enough to cleanse without leaving skin feeling tight or stripped.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
Absorbent
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingCoconut Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroamphoacetate
CleansingMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingMoringa Oleifera Leaf Water
Skin ConditioningSodium PCA
Humectant
Kaolin
Abrasive
Lactobacillus/Papaya Fruit Ferment Extract
Abrasive
Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Montmorillonite
AbsorbentCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Quillaja Saponaria Wood Extract
Skin ConditioningLauric Acid
Cleansing
Cocamide Mipa
Emulsifying
Sodium Isethionate
CleansingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Illite
Abrasive
3-Hexenol
Masking
Beta-Caryophyllene
Masking
Canarium Luzonicum Gum Nonvolatiles
MaskingCitronellal
Masking
Citrus Aurantifolia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingEugenol
Perfuming
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Hexenyl Acetate
Masking
Linalool
Perfuming
Linalyl Acetate
Masking
Triethyl Citrate
Masking
Zingiber Officinale Extract
Skin ConditioningCapric Acid
Cleansing
Quartz
Abrasive
Saponaria Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract
Skin ConditioningLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
CI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantLimonene
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Decyl Glucoside, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Coconut Acid, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, Myristic Acid, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Moringa Oleifera Leaf Water, Sodium PCA, Kaolin, Lactobacillus/Papaya Fruit Ferment Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract, Montmorillonite, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Quillaja Saponaria Wood Extract, Lauric Acid, Cocamide Mipa, Sodium Isethionate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Sodium Benzoate, Palmitic Acid, Lactic Acid, Illite, 3-Hexenol, Beta-Caryophyllene, Canarium Luzonicum Gum Nonvolatiles, Citronellal, Citrus Aurantifolia Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Eugenol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Hexenyl Acetate, Linalool, Linalyl Acetate, Triethyl Citrate, Zingiber Officinale Extract, Capric Acid, Quartz, Saponaria Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Gluconolactone, Maltodextrin, CI 19140, CI 42090, Limonene
Water
Skin ConditioningPoloxamer 184
EmulsifyingAmmonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingGlycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-3 Cocoate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprylate/Caprate
SurfactantPolyglyceryl-4 Laurate/Sebacate
SolventPolyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-6 Ricinoleate
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Sesquioleate
Emulsifying
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Phytate
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Water, Poloxamer 184, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-3 Cocoate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprylate/Caprate, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate/Sebacate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Polyglyceryl-6 Ricinoleate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Citric Acid, Sodium Phytate, Phenoxyethanol, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tin Oxide, Titanium Dioxide
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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.
Decyl 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 GlucosideGlycerin (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 GlycerinThis is a lab-made ingredient that plays a huge role in improving the texture of a formula.
It's used to thicken watery gel-creams, prevent water + oil from separating, and give products a silky, non-greasy glide.
Safety-wise, a panel of independent toxicologists reviewed this ingredient and concluded it to be safe in cosmetics in the present practices of use and concentration.
A separate sensitization patch test on humans also showed no evidence of allergic reactivity, and a true allergy to this ingredient is considered rare.
Typical usage levels range from 0.015%-3% in leave-on products and 0.078%-3.2% in rinse-off products.
Learn more about Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl TaurateWater. 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
