What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Leaf Water
Skin Conditioning
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate
CleansingCoco-Betaine
Cleansing
Portulaca Oleracea Water
Skin ConditioningCocamide Mea
Emulsifying
C12-14 Alketh-12
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol Laurate
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Polyquaternium-10
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Salmon Egg Extract
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Keratin
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Milk Protein
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Silk
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Dna
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Water, Centella Asiatica Leaf Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate, Coco-Betaine, Portulaca Oleracea Water, Cocamide Mea, C12-14 Alketh-12, Parfum, Sodium Chloride, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol Laurate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyquaternium-10, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Panthenol, Salicylic Acid, Citric Acid, Salmon Egg Extract, Butylene Glycol, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Hydrolyzed Milk Protein, Hydrolyzed Silk, Niacinamide, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Dna, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Potassium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Water
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Vinegar
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Hydrolyzed Pea Protein
EmollientChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningUrtica Dioica Extract
AstringentRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialSalvia Officinalis Extract
Antimicrobial
Water, Ammonium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Decyl Glucoside, Vinegar, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Glycerin, Lactic Acid, Hydrolyzed Pea Protein, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract, Urtica Dioica Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Salvia Officinalis 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.
Caprylyl 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 or alcohol, 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!
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