This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry.
This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse while calming and soothing your skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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 ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Water
MaskingCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Honey
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Sarcosinate
Cleansing
Carica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningHamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract
AstringentPolyglycerin-6
HumectantAzelaic Acid
Buffering
Glycine
Buffering
Potassium Benzoate
Preservative
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGuar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningSodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Amara Peel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Oil
Emollient
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Honey, Sodium Cocoyl Sarcosinate, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Centella Asiatica Extract, Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract, Polyglycerin-6, Azelaic Acid, Glycine, Potassium Benzoate, Xanthan Gum, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Sodium Gluconate, Citrus Aurantium Amara Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Oil
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 GlycerinHoney mostly shows up in skincare as a humectant and skin conditioning agent. This is because its natural sugars (fructose and glucose) help hold onto water so skin feels softer and more hydrated.
Beyond hydration, honey also has antibacterial and wound-supporting properties. Its antibacterial action comes from a mix of things:
Manuka-type honey has an extra bacteria-killing compound called methylglyoxal, while all Honey contains a natural antibacterial protein called bee defensin-1.
Honey also nudges your immune cells to release signals that start the healing process. This is why medical-grade Honey is actually used in real wound dressings.
Just keep in mind that most of the strong clinical evidence is for wound care and not everyday cosmetic claims.
On concentrations and safety:
According to industry data, honey is used up to 22% in paste/mud packs, 7% as a honey extract in body/hand products, and face skincare levels sit well below that.
A human repeat insult patch test of 7% honey extract in 112 subjects showed no sensitization.
Allergy-wise, honey itself is a rare sensitizer. The bigger culprit is usually propolis that sometimes tags along in less-refined honey.
People allergic to propolis, conifer, poplar, salicylates, or Balsam of Peru are advised to avoid this ingredient due to shared allergens.
You might see this ingredient listed as either Honey or Mel (they're the same thing). Mel is simply the Latin word for honey.
A lot of people wonder if Honey is vegan, and technically it isn't.
Honey is made by bees; they gather nectar and their natural enzymes turn it into the Honey we know. So because it comes from an animal, it doesn't fit a vegan lifestyle.
And please remember to be kind to bees :). They're vital to so many ecosystems, and many species are struggling so they're worth protecting.
Learn more about Honey
