What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate
Emulsifying
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil
Emollient
Honey
Humectant
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
Emollient
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Water, Glycerin, Squalane, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, Honey, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Citric Acid
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate
Emulsifying
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil
Masking
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Limonene
Perfuming
Parfum
Masking
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract
Antioxidant
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingSodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Water, Glycerin, Benzyl Benzoate, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil, Maltodextrin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Limonene, Parfum, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract, Phenethyl Alcohol
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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.
This ingredient is also known as shea butter. It is a plant-derived extract from the nuts of the Africa shea tree and one of the most well-studied emollients.
Because it has a high concentration of fatty acids (primarily oleic, stearic, and linoleic) it is able to form a protective barrier on the skin's surface. This helps seal in moisture and prevents transepidermal water loss (TEWL).
In vitro research found an increase in skin hydration by 58% and a decrease in TEWL by 37.8% after 24 hours of applying this ingredient (pretty impressive for a single ingredient!).
Besides hydration, shea butter also contains triterpenes that have anti-inflammatory potential. In particule, lupeol cinnamate has shown the highest anti-inflammatory activity in vivo.
Shea butter also contains vitamins A and E which may contribute to antioxidant activity.
While Shea Butter has an SPF rating of about 3-4, it is not a sunscreen replacement.
This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe because its fatty acids fall within the C11-C24 range that the Malassezia yeast can metabolize.
Learn more about Butyrospermum Parkii ButterGlycerin (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 GlycerinHydrogenated Vegetable Oil is created by adding hydrogen to vegetable oil in order to give it more stability. This process also raises the melting point of vegetable oil. In cosmetics, it is an emollient.
Emollients help soothe and soften the skin. They do this by creating a protective film on your skin. This barrier helps trap moisture and keeps your skin hydrated. Emollients may be effective at treating dry or itchy skin.
The term "Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil" is an umbrella term and can refer to a variety of vegetable oils and blends of: sunflower oil, soybean oil, olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil, and more.
Due to the differences in vegetables, the benefits may vary.
Learn more about Hydrogenated Vegetable OilPolyglyceryl-4 Laurate isn't fungal acne safe.
Sodium cocoyl isethionate is a natural ingredient from coconut oil. It is an ultra gentle cleanser that gives a nice foam without drying the skin or impacting the skin barrier.
The amount of foam created depends on the amount of sodium cocoyl isethionate used in the product.
This ingredient also helps improve the spreadability of a product.
This ingredient hasn’t been shown in studies to feed fungal acne yeast.
Learn more about Sodium Cocoyl IsethionateTetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate is a chelating agent. Chelating agents help prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This helps prevent unwanted effects and reactions from a product. These metal ions may come from water and are found in miniscule amounts.
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate can also help other preservatives be more effective.
Water. 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
