What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
PEG-32
HumectantPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Hydrated Silica
Abrasive
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Parfum
Masking
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Polyquaternium-7
Sodium Chloride
MaskingMannitol
Humectant
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentDisodium EDTA
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Volcanic Ash
Abrasive
Silica
Abrasive
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Water, Glycerin, Myristic Acid, Stearic Acid, PEG-32, Potassium Hydroxide, Butylene Glycol, Palmitic Acid, Lauric Acid, Hydrated Silica, Lauryl Glucoside, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Parfum, Zea Mays Starch, Polyquaternium-7, Sodium Chloride, Mannitol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Benzoate, Volcanic Ash, Silica, Lactic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroyl Glutamate
Glycerin
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingCetyl Phosphate
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum
HumectantC12-15 Pareth-7
EmulsifyingGlycol Stearate
Emollient
Laureth-12
EmulsifyingLaureth-3
EmulsifyingCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Water, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Acacia Senegal Gum, Cetyl Phosphate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Cetearyl Glucoside, Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum, C12-15 Pareth-7, Glycol Stearate, Laureth-12, Laureth-3, Cetearyl Alcohol, Octyldodecanol, Butylene Glycol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Ceramide NP, Phytosphingosine
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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.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene 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
