What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingColloidal Oatmeal
Absorbent
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate
Emollient
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Sodium Isethionate
CleansingHydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Sodium Phytate
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Coconut Acid, Stearyl Alcohol, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Colloidal Oatmeal, Allantoin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, Sodium PCA, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Sodium Isethionate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Maltodextrin, Sodium Phytate, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol
Sulfur 3%
Antiseborrhoeic
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Acrylates Copolymer
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Coconut Alcohol
Emollient
Glycereth-18 Ethylhexanoate
Skin ConditioningGlycereth-18
HumectantBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Isethionate
CleansingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingArachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Sulfur 3%, Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Coco-Glucoside, Acrylates Copolymer, Coconut Acid, Coconut Alcohol, Glycereth-18 Ethylhexanoate, Glycereth-18, Behenyl Alcohol, CI 77891, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Isethionate, Sodium Hydroxide, Arachidyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycerin, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Coco-Glucoside is a surfactant, or a cleansing ingredient. It is made from glucose and coconut oil.
Surfactants help gather dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away.
This ingredient is considered gentle and non-comedogenic. However, it may still be irritating for some.
Learn more about Coco-GlucosideCoconut acid is a mixture of fatty acids obtains by hydrolyzing coconut oil and then distilling the fatty acid portion. It works as a cleansing surfactant, emollient, and emulsifier depending on the formulation.
This ingredient is not a single compound but reflects the fatty acid profile of coconut oil itself, which is about 90% saturated. The dominant fatty acid is lauric acid (44-54%) and then myristic acid (13-19%). There are small amount of caprylic, capric, palmitic, oleic, and linoleic acids.
Human testing from CIR has shown no indication this ingredient to be a primary irritant, sensitizer, or phototoxic compound. It's also COSMOS-approved for natural and organic products.
Due to the high fatty acid content, this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Coconut AcidGlycerin (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.
Sodium cocoyl isethionate is a natural ingredient from coconut oil. It is an ultra gentle cleanser that gives a nice foam without drying the skin or impacting the skin barrier.
The amount of foam created depends on the amount of sodium cocoyl isethionate used in the product.
This ingredient also helps improve the spreadability of a product.
This ingredient hasn’t been shown in studies to feed fungal acne yeast.
Learn more about Sodium Cocoyl IsethionateWe don't have a description for Sodium Isethionate yet.
Stearyl Alcohol is a type of fatty alcohol from stearic acid. It is a white, waxy compound used to emulsify ingredients used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Emollients help soothe and hydrate the skin by trapping moisture.
Fatty alcohols are usually derived from natural fats and oils and therefore do not have the same drying or irritating effect as solvent (ethanol) alcohols.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Learn more about Stearyl AlcoholWater. 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
