What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningLauric Acid
Cleansing
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Acrylates Copolymer
Cocamide DEA
Emulsifying
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPotassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Polyquaternium-7
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Resveratrol
Antioxidant
Sargassum Muticum Extract
Skin ProtectingFucus Serratus Extract
Skin ProtectingGelidiella Acerosa Extract
Skin ProtectingHypnea Musciformis Extract
Skin ProtectingChondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Methylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
Water, Lauric Acid, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Potassium Hydroxide, Butylene Glycol, Palmitic Acid, Glycol Distearate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Acrylates Copolymer, Cocamide DEA, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Disodium EDTA, Polyquaternium-7, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sorbitol, Resveratrol, Sargassum Muticum Extract, Fucus Serratus Extract, Gelidiella Acerosa Extract, Hypnea Musciformis Extract, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Methylparaben, Propylparaben
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Lauroamphoacetate
CleansingSodium Lactate
Buffering
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate
Emulsifying
Sodium Chloride
MaskingParfum
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Fomes Officinalis Extract
Skin ProtectingGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Benzophenone-3
UV Absorber
Citric Acid
Buffering
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Preservative
Methylisothiazolinone
Preservative
Tetrasodium EDTA
BHT
Antioxidant
Glutathione
Kojic Acid
Antioxidant
Malva Sylvestris Extract
AstringentMentha Piperita Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPrimula Veris Extract
Skin ConditioningAlchemilla Vulgaris Extract
AstringentVeronica Officinalis Extract
Skin ConditioningMelissa Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningAchillea Millefolium Extract
CleansingMorus Alba Root Extract
BleachingHydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingCI 16035
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, Sodium Lactate, Panthenol, Sodium PCA, PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate, Sodium Chloride, Parfum, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Butylene Glycol, Fomes Officinalis Extract, Gluconolactone, Benzophenone-3, Citric Acid, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Tetrasodium EDTA, BHT, Glutathione, Kojic Acid, Malva Sylvestris Extract, Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract, Primula Veris Extract, Alchemilla Vulgaris Extract, Veronica Officinalis Extract, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Morus Alba Root Extract, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, CI 16035
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 GlycolCocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine, a compound with two amino groups.
This ingredient is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy.
Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin.
While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study.
Learn more about Cocamidopropyl BetaineGlycerin (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 GlycerinChances 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 ChlorideSodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) is a foaming, cleansing, and emulsifying ingredient. It is created from palm kernel oil or coconut oil. SLES is not the same as sodium lauryl sulfate. It is much milder and less likely to irritate.
SLES helps create foam in personal products. It also prevents ingredients from separating, helping to elongate the shelf life.
Sodium Laureth Sulfate is a type of sulfate. It can be drying. We recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient if you have concerns.
Learn more about Sodium Laureth SulfateWater. 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
