What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDisodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingAcrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate
SurfactantHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantLauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingDecyl Glucoside
CleansingSodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantSodium Cocoyl Glycinate
CleansingSodium Taurine Cocoyl Methyltaurate
CleansingSodium Taurine Laurate
CleansingErythritol
HumectantSodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
BufferingVaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Skin ProtectingCentella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningCeramide Ns
Skin ConditioningCeramide As
Skin ConditioningCeramide EOP
Skin ConditioningCeramide AP
Skin ConditioningAroma
Disodium EDTA
Glycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingMaltodextrin
AbsorbentGlycerin
HumectantButylene Glycol
HumectantHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingSodium Benzoate
MaskingWater, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Taurine Cocoyl Methyltaurate, Sodium Taurine Laurate, Erythritol, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Ceramide NP, Ceramide Ns, Ceramide As, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide AP, Aroma, Disodium EDTA, Glycosyl Trehalose, Maltodextrin, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate
Water
Skin ConditioningKaolin
AbrasiveButylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantArtemisia Vulgaris Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Palmitate
CleansingDiglycerin
HumectantSalicylic Acid
MaskingGlyceryl Polymethacrylate
Pvm/Ma Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingIllite
AbrasiveMica
Cosmetic ColorantPEG-32
HumectantCI 77288
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantBeta-Glucan
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeCentella Asiatica Extract
CleansingPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
EmulsifyingTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic ColorantPropylene Glycol
HumectantCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientCurcuma Longa Root Extract
MaskingParfum
MaskingMenthyl Lactate
MaskingNiacinamide
SmoothingPinus Densiflora Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialRhamnose
HumectantVerbascum Thapsus Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Kaolin, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Artemisia Vulgaris Extract, Sodium Palmitate, Diglycerin, Salicylic Acid, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Pvm/Ma Copolymer, Illite, Mica, PEG-32, CI 77288, CI 77492, Beta-Glucan, Phenoxyethanol, Centella Asiatica Extract, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Titanium Dioxide, Propylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Parfum, Menthyl Lactate, Niacinamide, Pinus Densiflora Leaf Extract, Rhamnose, Verbascum Thapsus 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.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolCaprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinWater. 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