This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse while calming and soothing your skin.
This gel cleanser uses mild cleansing ingredients, but contains alcohol that may feel drying for some.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Prunus Domestica Fruit Extract
MoisturisingCamellia Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Hylocereus Undatus Extract
Skin ConditioningPyrus Malus Peel Extract
Antioxidant
Paeonia Officinalis Callus Extract
Skin ProtectingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract
AstringentSaccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Acer Saccharum Extract
Skin ConditioningBeta Vulgaris Root Powder
Antioxidant
Charcoal Powder
Abrasive
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Citric Acid
Buffering
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Prunus Domestica Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Extract, Xanthan Gum, Panthenol, Lauryl Glucoside, Decyl Glucoside, Hylocereus Undatus Extract, Pyrus Malus Peel Extract, Paeonia Officinalis Callus Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Acer Saccharum Extract, Beta Vulgaris Root Powder, Charcoal Powder, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Squalane
Emollient
Xylitol
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBixa Orellana Leaf Extract
Antioxidant
Jacaranda Mimosifolia Flower Extract
Antioxidant
Kalanchoe Pinnata Leaf Extract
MaskingAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Powder
Skin Conditioning
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Lactobacillus/Papaya Fruit Ferment Extract
Abrasive
Sapindus Mukorossi Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingDeoxyribonuclease
Skin ConditioningCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Glucose Oxidase
StabilisingLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Water, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Squalane, Xylitol, Xanthan Gum, Bixa Orellana Leaf Extract, Jacaranda Mimosifolia Flower Extract, Kalanchoe Pinnata Leaf Extract, Alcohol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Powder, Benzyl Alcohol, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Lactobacillus/Papaya Fruit Ferment Extract, Sapindus Mukorossi Fruit Extract, Sclerotium Gum, Deoxyribonuclease, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Glucose Oxidase, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
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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.
Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine, a compound with two amino groups.
This ingredient is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy.
Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin.
While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study.
Learn more about Cocamidopropyl BetaineGlycerin (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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
