What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate
CleansingDisodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Heptyl Glucoside
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Oil
Masking
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Glycerin
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Fusanus Spicatus Wood Oil
Masking
Phytic Acid
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Water, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Heptyl Glucoside, Caprylyl Glycol, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Oil, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glycerin, Panthenol, Allantoin, Fusanus Spicatus Wood Oil, Phytic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Hyaluronate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Dextrin
AbsorbentButylene Glycol
Humectant
Panax Ginseng Root Water
Masking
Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Bupleurum Falcatum Root Extract
Skin ConditioningAngelica Acutiloba Root Extract
Skin ConditioningOphiopogon Japonicus Root Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Sorbitol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Lauryl Glucoside, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid, Dextrin, Butylene Glycol, Panax Ginseng Root Water, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Bupleurum Falcatum Root Extract, Angelica Acutiloba Root Extract, Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract, Tocopherol
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!
Learn more about Water
