What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCarthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Silica
Abrasive
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Gigartina Skottsbergii Extract
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Oryza Sativa Bran Extract
Skin Conditioning
Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialHelianthus Annuus Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Illite
Abrasive
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Sodium Olivate
CleansingPersea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Chloride, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Silica, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Gigartina Skottsbergii Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract, Tocopherol, Illite, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Sodium Olivate, Persea Gratissima Oil, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
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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.
Chances 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 ChlorideTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about Tocopherol
