What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Sodium Palmate
CleansingWater
Skin ConditioningSodium Stearate
CleansingSodium Palm Kernelate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingButylphenyl Methylpropional
Perfuming
Sodium Chloride
MaskingMethyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Sodium Acetate
BufferingBHT
Antioxidant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCalendula Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Dimethylhydroquinone
Perfuming
Etidronic Acid
Disodium Distyrylbiphenyl Disulfonate
UV AbsorberAcid Blue 74
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Sodium Palmate, Water, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Glycerin, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Sodium Chloride, Methyl Gluceth-20, Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Acetate, BHT, Sodium Hydroxide, Calendula Officinalis Extract, Alcohol Denat., Dimethylhydroquinone, Etidronic Acid, Disodium Distyrylbiphenyl Disulfonate, Acid Blue 74, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
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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.
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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideWater. 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!
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