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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingPEG-32
HumectantStearic Acid
Cleansing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Olive Oil PEG-8 Esters
Emollient
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Limonene
Perfuming
Polyquaternium-7
Sodium Chloride
MaskingOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Water, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Potassium Hydroxide, PEG-32, Stearic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Olive Oil PEG-8 Esters, Palmitic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Limonene, Polyquaternium-7, Sodium Chloride, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Parfum, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Benzoate, Lactic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
EmulsifyingSclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
Humectant
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
PCA
Humectant
Alanine
Masking
Arginine
Masking
Glycine
Buffering
Histidine
Humectant
Isoleucine
Skin ConditioningPhenylalanine
Masking
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Serine
Masking
Threonine
Valine
MaskingDiheptyl Succinate
EmollientVanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Citric Acid
Buffering
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Glycolate
BufferingChloroacetic Acid
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium PCA, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Panthenol, Sodium Lactate, PCA, Alanine, Arginine, Glycine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Valine, Diheptyl Succinate, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Aspartic Acid, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Citric Acid, Gluconolactone, Stearyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Glycolate, Chloroacetic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Hexylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin
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 GlycerinChances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideWater. 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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