What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Acrylates Copolymer
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingHydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Potassium Cocoate
Emulsifying
Tetrasodium EDTA
BHT
Antioxidant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Ipomoea Batatas Root Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAcetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Acrylates Copolymer, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Gluconolactone, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Propylene Glycol, Bakuchiol, Potassium Cocoate, Tetrasodium EDTA, BHT, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Ipomoea Batatas Root Extract, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ceramide NP, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Ceramide AP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Ceramide EOP
Water
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Triethanolamine
BufferingCocamide DEA
Emulsifying
Salicylic Acid
Masking
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
PEG-400
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingSulfur
Antiseborrhoeic
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingParfum
Masking
Triethylene Glycol
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingGlucose
Humectant
Water, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Triethanolamine, Cocamide DEA, Salicylic Acid, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, PEG-400, Sodium Hydroxide, Sulfur, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Parfum, Triethylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Sodium Chloride, Cellulose Gum, Glucose
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 GlycerinThis ingredient is a semi-synthetic polymer created from cellulose. In case you need a refresher, cellulose is the main component of plant cell walls.
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose has many uses:
- emulsifier
- create a gel-like texture
- boost foam
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 Chloride
