What's inside
What's inside
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Ananas Sativus Fruit Juice
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin ConditioningCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer
CleansingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingAlgin
Masking
Curcuma Longa Root Oil
Perfuming
Cananga Odorata Flower Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Oil
Masking
Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed
Perfuming
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Ananas Sativus Fruit Juice, Water, Coco-Glucoside, Glycerin, Betaine, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum, Glyceryl Oleate, Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Oryza Sativa Extract, Acacia Senegal Gum, Algin, Curcuma Longa Root Oil, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Oil, Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Anisate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Maltodextrin, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Betaine is a humectant. Like hyaluronic acid, it helps attract and retain moisture in the skin. It’s known for being gentle and for helping the skin maintain balanced hydration.
Betaine is mainly used to improve hydration and support calmer skin. It helps skin cells regulate water balance because it functions as an osmolyte.
Some studies suggest betaine may support making skin tone more even.
Fun fact: Betaine naturally exists in the skin and the body. In cosmetic products, it can be either plant-derived (most commonly from sugar beets) or synthetically produced for consistency and stability.
Betaine is also known as trimethylglycine.
Learn more about BetaineCitric Acid is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) naturally found in citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, and limes.
Like other AHAs, citric acid can exfoliate skin by breaking down the bonds that hold dead skin cells together. This helps reveal smoother and brighter skin underneath.
However, this exfoliating effect only happens at high concentrations (20%) which can be hard to find in cosmetic products.
Due to this, citric acid is usually included in small amounts as a pH adjuster. This helps keep products slightly more acidic and compatible with skin's natural pH.
In skincare formulas, citric acid can:
While it can provide some skin benefits, research shows lactic acid and glycolic acid are generally more effective and less irritating exfoliants.
Most citric acid used in skincare today is made by fermenting sugars (usually from molasses). This synthetic version is identical to the natural citrus form but easier to stabilize and use in formulations.
Read more about some other popular AHA's here:
Learn more about Citric AcidCoco-Glucoside is a surfactant, or a cleansing ingredient. It is made from glucose and coconut oil.
Surfactants help gather dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away.
This ingredient is considered gentle and non-comedogenic. However, it may still be irritating for some.
Learn more about Coco-GlucosideGlycerin (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 GlycerinGlyceryl Oleate is the ester of glycerin and oleic acid. This ingredient is mainly an emollient and emulsifier.
Emollients soften and hydrate the skin by creating a thin film on top to trap in moisture. As an emulsifier, glyceryl oleate helps stabilize formulations by preventing ingredients such as oil and water from separating. According to a manufacturer, this ingredient helps helps thicken water-in-oil formulations, shower gels, and hair shampoos.
In some products, this ingredient may be used as a fragrance / perfuming ingredient. The scent of this ingredient is described to be "waxy".
Glyceryl oleate is created from oils rich in oleic acid, such as peanut oil and olive oil.
This ingredient may not be malassezia folliculitis safe.
Learn more about Glyceryl OleateWater. 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
