What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Glucosyl Ceramide
Skin Conditioning
Arginine
Masking
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Serine
Masking
Alanine
Masking
Glycine
Buffering
Lysine Hcl
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Collagen
Moisturising
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Rosa Damascena Flower Extract
Masking
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Betaine
Humectant
Pelargonium Graveolens Extract
Masking
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCurcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract
Skin Protecting
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningAlpha-Glucan
HumectantSodium PCA
Humectant
PCA
Humectant
Pullulan
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil
Masking
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Sucrose Stearate
EmollientGlutamic Acid
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer
CleansingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingSodium Phytate
Water, Glycerin, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Ceramide NP, Glucosyl Ceramide, Arginine, Proline, Serine, Alanine, Glycine, Lysine Hcl, Threonine, Collagen, Centella Asiatica Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Betaine, Pelargonium Graveolens Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Alpha-Glucan, Sodium PCA, PCA, Pullulan, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sucrose Stearate, Glutamic Acid, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Decyl Glucoside, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Citric Acid, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Phytate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
PEG-40 Stearate
Emulsifying
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Potassium Phosphate
BufferingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Surfactant
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Cholesterol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Dipotassium Phosphate
BufferingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, PEG-40 Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Potassium Phosphate, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Carbomer, Glyceryl Stearate, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cholesterol, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA, Dipotassium Phosphate, Tocopherol, Phytosphingosine, Xanthan Gum, Cetyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 20, Ethylhexylglycerin
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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.
Ceramide NP (formerly known as Ceramide 3) is one of the skin's naturally occurring lipids.
Since ceramides are the major lipid components of the skin, they are crucial for maintaining skin barrier and hydration. Ceramide NP most closely mirrors the dominant kind in human skin amongst ceramide subtypes.
This ceramide works by slotting into gaps within the stratum corneum's lipid matrix to limit trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) and shield the skin against external irritants.
A study with 312 patients found that using a ceramide-containing routine for 4 weeks reduced the severity of atopic dermatitis by over 61%.
Another clinical study in subjects aged 60 and older found that a ceramide body wash and moisturizer improved skin dryness and itchy skin in 15 days.
Overall, ceramides are considered non-irritating and safety tests have found little to no observable adverse effects from using this ingredient.
Ceramide NP is usually sourced from plants (like soybean or rice bran), or produced synthetically.
Learn more about Ceramide NPGlycerin (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 GlycerinSodium Lauroyl Lactylate is the lauric acid sodium salt of lactyl lactate.
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate is an emulsifier and surfactant.
Emulsifiers help stabilize a product. They do this by preventing ingredients from separating, such as oils and water which do not mix naturally. Surfactants reduce surface tension, making it easier to rinse pollutants off skin.
Due to its relation to lauric acid, it may provide antimicrobial benefits.
Learn more about Sodium Lauroyl LactylateWater. 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
