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What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDisodium 2-Sulfolaurate
CleansingCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Sucrose Cocoate
Emulsifying
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Citric Acid
Buffering
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTriethyl Citrate
Masking
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Laurate
Emollient
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientGellan Gum
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate, Coco-Glucoside, Lauryl Glucoside, Glycerin, Sucrose Cocoate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Triethyl Citrate, Xanthan Gum, Glyceryl Laurate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Gellan Gum, Sodium Chloride, Panthenol, Acacia Senegal Gum, Salicylic Acid, Benzoic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Sodium Benzoate
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Maltooligosyl Glucoside
Skin ConditioningSalicylic Acid
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Copper Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Aspartate
Skin ConditioningZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSucrose
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids
CleansingCeratonia Siliqua Gum
EmollientChondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingWater, Decyl Glucoside, Pentylene Glycol, Maltooligosyl Glucoside, Salicylic Acid, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Copper Gluconate, Magnesium Aspartate, Zinc Gluconate, Sodium Chloride, Sucrose, Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Cellulose Gum
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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.
Chondrus Crispus Extract comes from a red algae native to the northern Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America. It helps hydrate the skin and is rich in antioxidants.
The antioxidants in chondrus crispus include lutein and zeaxanthin. Lutein has the ability to filter blue light from screens.
Other contents of chondrus crispus include polysaccharides, peptides, and amino acids. These help hydrate the skin.
What's the difference between algae and seaweed?
Algae is a broad term that includes seaweed. Not all algae is seaweed.
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 GlycerinSalicylic Acid (also known as beta hydroxy acid or BHA) is a well-known ingredient for treating skin that struggles with acne and clogged pores. It exfoliates both the skin's surface and deep within the pores to help clear out buildup, control oil, and reduce inflammation.
Unlike AHAs (alpha hydroxy acids), salicylic acid is oil-soluble. This allows it to penetrate into pores which makes it especially effective for treating blackheads and preventing future breakouts.
Salicylic acid is also known for its soothing properties. It has a similar structure to aspirin and can calm inflamed or irritated skin, making it a good option for acne-prone skin that is also sensitive.
Concentrations of 0.5-2% are recognized by the U.S. FDA as an over-the-counter topical acne product.
It can cause irritation and/or dryness if one's skin already has a compromised moisture barrier, so it's best to focus on repairing that before introducing this ingredient into your routine.
While salicylic acid does not increase sun sensitivity, itβs still important to wear sunscreen daily to protect your skin.
If you are looking for the ingredient called BHA or Butylated Hydroxyanisole, click here.
Learn more about Salicylic AcidChances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideWater. 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
