What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Cocos Nucifera Water
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Hemidesmus Indicus Root Extract
Skin ConditioningBambusa Vulgaris Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hordeum Vulgare Cera
Emollient
Larrea Mexicana Extract
MaskingOcimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningSantalum Album Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Sinensis Fiber
Emulsion StabilisingMentha Piperita Flower/Leaf Oil
Masking
Honey
Humectant
Prunus Armeniaca Seed Powder
Abrasive
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingGlycerin
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Hemidesmus Indicus Root Extract, Bambusa Vulgaris Extract, Hordeum Vulgare Cera, Larrea Mexicana Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Santalum Album Oil, Citrus Aurantium Sinensis Fiber, Mentha Piperita Flower/Leaf Oil, Honey, Prunus Armeniaca Seed Powder, Tocopherol, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Glycerin, Ethylhexylglycerin
Water
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingEthyl Hexanediol
SolventCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Citrus Limon Fruit Oil
Astringent
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningStearic Acid
Cleansing
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Salix Alba Bark Water
Astringent
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Myristic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Ethyl Hexanediol, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Citrus Limon Fruit Oil, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Stearic Acid, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polysorbate 80, Caprylyl Glycol, Glycerin, Potassium Hydroxide, Salicylic Acid, Lauric Acid, Butylene Glycol, Salix Alba Bark Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Disodium EDTA, Glycol Distearate, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Citric Acid
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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.
Ethylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that:
The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure.
Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations.
Learn more about EthylhexylglycerinGlycerin (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 Glycerin
