What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sea Water Extract
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Curcuma Longa Callus Extract
Skin ProtectingCitrus Junos Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingTriethanolamine
BufferingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGlycol Stearate
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Decyl Glucoside, Sea Water Extract, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Coco-Glucoside, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Glycolic Acid, Curcuma Longa Callus Extract, Citrus Junos Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Extract, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Triethanolamine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum, Glycol Stearate, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingCeteareth-20
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Silica
Abrasive
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingCocamide Mea
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Oryza Sativa Bran
Abrasive
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Cleansing
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPolyquaternium-7
Disodium EDTA
Saponaria Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialHydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingTheobroma Cacao Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Myristic Acid, Lauric Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Ceteareth-20, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Silica, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Cocamide Mea, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Oryza Sativa Bran, Oryza Sativa Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Hexylene Glycol, Parfum, Sodium Chloride, Polyquaternium-7, Disodium EDTA, Saponaria Officinalis Leaf Extract, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Theobroma Cacao 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.
Cocamidopropyl 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 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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