innisfree Hydrating Cleansing Foam with Green Tea Versus Kosé Softymo Washing Foam White Moist
Updated on December 03, 2024
Overview
What they are
These products are both face cleansers. They have a total of 7 ingredients in common
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin and dark spots
Free From
They both do not contain any common allergens, oils, silicones or sulfates
What's Inside
They both contain harsh alcohols
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Ingredient Info
innisfree Hydrating Cleansing Foam with Green Tea 25 ingredients
Kosé Softymo Washing Foam White Moist 21 ingredients
About this product
About this product
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innisfree Hydrating Cleansing Foam with Green Tea 25 ingredients
Kosé Softymo Washing Foam White Moist 21 ingredients
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
PEG-32
HumectantPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingPropanediol
SolventGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Parfum
Masking
Polyquaternium-7
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Water
Masking
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Camellia Sinensis Root Extract
Perfuming
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Myristic Acid, Stearic Acid, PEG-32, Potassium Hydroxide, Palmitic Acid, Lauric Acid, Lauryl Glucoside, Propanediol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Parfum, Polyquaternium-7, 1,2-Hexanediol, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Benzoate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Lactic Acid, Alcohol, Camellia Sinensis Root Extract, Phenoxyethanol
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Polyethylene
Abrasive
PPG-7 Lauryl Ether
EmollientSulfuric Acid
BufferingMilk Ferment
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
Lauroyl Lysine
Skin ConditioningSilk Powder
Skin ConditioningGlycol Stearate
Emollient
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Lauroyl Ethylenediamine Triacetate
Glyceryl Isostearate
Emollient
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauric Acid, Polyethylene, PPG-7 Lauryl Ether, Sulfuric Acid, Milk Ferment, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Lauroyl Lysine, Silk Powder, Glycol Stearate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Sodium Lauroyl Ethylenediamine Triacetate, Glyceryl Isostearate, Alcohol, Ethylparaben, Methylparaben
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinMyristic Acid is a saturated fatty acid. It is naturally found in milk fat. Other sources include palm oil, coconut oil, and butter fat.
Myristic Acid is an emulsifer and cleanser. As an emulsifer, it stabilizes a product by preventing ingredients from separating. Myristic Acid helps clean your skin by acting as a surfactant. It tends to gather oil and dirt on your skin to be easily rinsed away.
One study from 2021 found Myristic Acid to have anti-inflammatory properties.
Learn more about Myristic AcidStearic Acid is a fatty acid. It is an emollient, emulsifier, and texture enhancer.
As an emollient, stearic acid helps soften skin. It aids the skin's protective barrier by preventing water loss. It also provides a gentle cleansing effect without stripping away natural oils.
Stearic acid may also be used to enhance the texture of products. It can add volume and stabilize ingredients such as water and oil. This can help water and oil ingredients from separating.
Sources of stearic acid include animal or vegetable fats/oils such as coconut or shea. It can be naturally found in butter, cocoa butter, shea butter, vegetable fats, and animal tallow.
This ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal-acne safe.
Learn more about Stearic AcidPotassium hydroxide is commonly known as caustic potash. It is used to fix the pH of a product or as a cleaning agent in soap. In cleansers, it is used for the saponification of oils.
Sapnification is the process of creating fatty acid metal salts from triglycerides and a strong base. During this process, Potassium Hydroxide is used up and is not present in the final product.
Using high concentrations of Potassium Hydroxide have shown to irritate the skin.
Learn more about Potassium HydroxideLauric Acid is a fatty acid or lipid. About half of fatty acids in coconut oil is lauric acid.
This ingredient helps hydrate and sooth skin. As a humectant, it helps trap moisture. It also aids in cleaning and enhancing the texture of products.
Lauric acid may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal acne, safe.
Learn more about Lauric AcidButylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
- It is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin.
- It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin.
- It helps improve product application.
- It has mild preservative properties.
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Alcohol comes in many different forms. Different types of alcohol will have different effects on skin. This ingredient is usually an astringent alcohol.
These alcohols are drying on the skin. They may strip away your skin's natural oils and even damage your skin barrier. Astringent alcohols may also irritate skin.
Other types of astringent alcohols include:
According to the National Rosacea Society based in the US, you should be mindful of products with these alcohols in the top half of ingredients.
Any type of sanitizing product will have high amounts of alcohol to help kill bacteria and viruses.
Fatty alcohols come from plant oils such as coconut oil. These can help hydrate the skin and are non-irritating. Some fatty alcohols include cetyl and stearyl alcohol.
Learn more about AlcoholIngredient Ratings
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innisfree Hydrating Cleansing Foam with Green Tea 25 ingredients
Kosé Softymo Washing Foam White Moist 21 ingredients
Reviews
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innisfree Hydrating Cleansing Foam with Green Tea 25 ingredients
This used to work well on my skin but it is stripping and drying but now it irritates my skin too much
It stripped my hand before my face. Not hydrating at all
It has a good cream-like consistency and you need to use just a pea size dose, but it was definetly stripping and it left a pulling sensation on my hands and face
